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Rediscover the Strength of America’s Inland Rivers

Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals Inc.

Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals, Inc.

• National Trade Association
• Resource for river-borne

services to promote value of system

• Provide a national

perspective legislative and policy issues

• Promote, market and unify

systems

IRPT River Basins

Scope of Membership

• Ports & Terminals (Public & Private,

Port Authorities)

• Shippers
• Engineering/Supplier Service

Providers

• Transportation Companies
• Associate Business Members
• Government

IRPT Mission

“To be a resource for inland river ports, terminals, and river-borne transportation services and to promote the value

• f the inland river

transportation system to users and policy makers”

The Inland Waterway System

Quick Facts

• 12,000 Miles Navigable
• Touch 38 States
• 565 Million Tons

Freight (2012)

• Valued at $214 Billion
• Maritime Industry

supports nearly 500,000 jobs around the nation

A Nation Served by Freight

Government Units Businesses Households 125.8 million 7.7 million 90,000

All demand the efficient movement

• f freight.

The Future of Freight

Data from Bureau of Transportation Statistics 2012 Commodity Flow Survey Freight Analysis Framework, version 4.1, 2016

• 2012:

11 billion tons

• 2015:

18 billion tons Projected 40% increase by 2045: 25 billion tons

Percentage of Freight by Mode in 2015

Data from Bureau of Transportation Statistics Freight Shipments Projected to Continue to Grow

63% 19% 10% 4% 4%

Truck Pipleline Rail Water Other Modes and Multiple Modes

Inland Waterway System

• The good news is…
• Inland waterway system is operating under

capacity and can easily accommodate more freight tonnage

• Inland waterways can accommodate the

freight transportation needs based on projected future of freight

• Intermodal marine transport is on the rise

Intermodal Marine Transport

• Container on Barge (COB)
• Mississippi River COB Service
• Memphis to Baton Rouge
• Baton Rouge to New Orleans
• New Orleans to Memphis
• James River COB Service
• Hampton Rhodes to Richmond
• River, Rail and Trucking Coordination

Cincinnati’s Transload Facilities

• 1. Cincinnati Barge

& Rail Terminal

• 2. Cincinnati Bulk

Terminals

• 3. River Trading

Company

• 4. Aquarius Marine
• 5. Kinder Morgan

Terminals

• 6. Watco Terminals
• 7. Consolidated

Terminals

Ohio’s Coastal Connection

Ohio’s Global Connection

Become a Member

Aimee Andres, Executive Director Phone: 618-468-3010 Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals, Inc. Email: admin@irpt.net One Confluence Way East Alton, IL 62024