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Ingram Marine Group “Hurricanes & Barges”

Presentation to:

Northwestern BAC Meeting

By: Craig Philip President & CE O, Ingram Barge Company November 2, 2005

Fleet Profile

Cover ed Hopper s 1,624 Open Hopper s 2,133 T

• ta l Dr

y 3,757 T a nk 174 Deck 105

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• ta l Ba r

g e 4,036 T

• ta l M/ V's

126 Ingram Marine G roup O perational Fleet

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Pre-impact Challenges

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ec ast c hanges (tr ac k and intensity) Pr ematur e Coast Guar d c losur e of the system

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Initial Impact

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• ximately 250 assoc iates (10% of wor

k for c e) displac ed; no injur ies of on-duty or

• ff-duty assoc iates

R egional offic e tempor ar ily abandoned Appr

• ximately 150 bar

ges out of ser vic e Massive logistic al disr uption c aused pr imar ily by idled bulk tr ansfer fac ilities

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Response Issues

Ac c ess to salvor s impair ed by “F eder alization” No c ommunic ation, tr anspor tation, …..

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