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GAO-02-398 Intercity Passenger Rail: Amtrak Needs to Improve Its
United States General Accounting Office Report to the Honorable Ron Wyden GAO U.S. Senate April 2002 INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL Amtrak Needs to Improve Its Decisionmaking Process for Its Route and Service Proposals GAO-02-398 Contents Letter 1 Results in Brief 2 Background 3 Status of the Growth Strategy 6 Amtrak Overestimated Expected Mail and Express Revenue 7 Amtrak Encountered Substantial Difficulties in Expanding Service Over Freight Railroad Tracks 9 Conclusions 13 Recommendation for Executive Action 13 Agency Comments and Our Evaluation 13 Scope and Methodology 16 Appendix I Financial Performance of Amtrak’s Routes, Fiscal Year 2001 18 Appendix II Amtrak Route Actions, January 1995 Through December 2001 20 Appendix III Planned Route and Service Actions Included in the Network Growth Strategy 22 Appendix IV Amtrak’s Process for Evaluating Route and Service Proposals 23 Amtrak’s Consideration of Operating Revenue and Direct Costs 23 Consideration of Capital Costs and Other Financial Issues 24 Appendix V Market-Based Network Analysis Models Used to Estimate Ridership, Revenues, and Costs 26 Models Used to Estimate Ridership and Revenue 26 Models Used to Estimate Costs 27 Page i GAO-02-398 Amtrak’s Route and Service Decisionmaking Appendix VI Comments from the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 28 GAO’s Evaluation 37 Tables Table 1: Status of Network Growth Strategy Route and Service Actions, as of December 31, 2001 7 Table 2: Operating Profit (Loss), Operating Ratio, and Profit (Loss) per Passenger of Each Amtrak Route, Fiscal Year 2001, Ranked by Profit (Loss) 18 Table 3: Planned Network Growth Strategy Route and Service Actions 22 Figure Figure 1: Amtrak’s Route System, as of December 2001 4 Page ii GAO-02-398 Amtrak’s Route and Service Decisionmaking United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 April 12, 2002 The Honorable Ron Wyden United States Senate Dear Senator Wyden: The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) is the nation’s intercity passenger rail operator. -
Transportation and Storage
TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE Baker & O'Brien consultants have considerable experience in the transportation, storage, and distribution of energy raw materials and finished products. We are RELATED SERVICES frequently called upon to analyze the costs associated with truck, rail, pipeline, and/or marine transportation of crude oil, petroleum products, and chemical feedstocks. We Accident/Incident Investigation undertake feasibility studies associated with pipelines and petroleum storage facilities. Asset Valuations We investigate the source and implications of leaks, fires, explosions, and other Due Diligence and Advisor to operating incidents that periodically occur during the operation of such facilities. Our Lenders and Investors consultants have provided evidence and expert testimony regarding proper Engineering, Procurement, and maintenance and safe operating practices for all types of transportation systems. Construction (EPC) Markets and Strategy Merger and Acquisition Support PRIMARY CONTACTS Property Damage and Business Interruption Insurance Claims Technology Assessment Robert L. Beck Consultant Houston William D. Jackson, Ph.D. Consultant Dallas Amy L. Kalt Consultant, Manager of Analytical Services Houston © 2021 Baker & O'Brien, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 of 22 TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE Charles G. Kemp Vice President, Business Development Manager Dallas RELATED EXPERIENCE Bankruptcy Reorganization Developed, in conjunction with senior management, reorganization plans for various operating segments of a major trading and transport company. The resulting business plan formed the foundation of the company's successful reorganization and emergence from bankruptcy. Bitumen Valuation Study Developed a methodology using a marker crude oil to value bitumen at the production site. Methodology addressed differences in qualities (sulfur, acid number) and refining yields. Transportation costs from the valuation hub to the production site were developed. -
America's Energy Corridor Year Event 1868 Louisiana's First Well, an Exploratory Well Near Bayou Choupique, Hackberry, LA Was a Dry Hole
AAmmeerriiccaa’’ss EEnneerrggyy CCoorrrriiddoorr LOUISIANA Serving the Nation’s Energy Needs LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SECRETARY SCOTT A. ANGELLE A state agency report on the economic impacts of the network of energy facilities and energy supply of America’s Wetland. www.dnr.state.la.us America’s Energy Corridor LOUISIANA Serving the Nation’s Energy Needs Prepared by: Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Office of the Secretary, Scott A. Angelle Technology Assessment Division T. Michael French, P.E., Director William J. Delmar, Jr., P.E., Assistant Director Paul R. Sprehe, Energy Economist (Primary Author) Acknowledgements: The following individuals and groups have contributed to the research and compilation of this report. Collaborators in this project are experts in their field of work and are greatly appreciated for their time and assistance. State Library of Louisiana, Research Librarians U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Richard Furiga (Ret.) Dave Johnson Ann Rochon Nabil Shourbaji Robert Meyers New Orleans Region Office Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) Louisiana Offshore Terminal Authority (LOTA) La. Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office, Dr. Karolien Debusschere ChevronTexaco and Sabine Pipeline, LLC Port Fourchon Executive Director Ted Falgout Louisiana I Coalition Executive Director Roy Martin Booklet preparation: DNR Public Information Director Phyllis F. Darensbourg Public Information Assistant Charity Glaser For copies of this report, contact the DNR Public Information Office at 225-342-0556 or email request to [email protected]. -i- CONTENTS America’s Energy Corridor LOUISIANA Serving the Nation’s Energy Needs……………………………………………... i Contents…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ii Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… iii Fact Sheet…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. -
Large Floating Structure with Free-Floating, Self-Stabilizing Tanks for Hydrocarbon Storage
energies Article Large Floating Structure with Free-Floating, Self-Stabilizing Tanks for Hydrocarbon Storage Jian Dai 1,* , Kok Keng Ang 2,*, Jingzhe Jin 3, Chien Ming Wang 4 , Øyvind Hellan 3 and Arnstein Watn 5 1 Department of Marine Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway 2 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576, Singapore 3 SINTEF Ocean, 7052 Trondheim, Norway 4 School of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia 5 SINTEF, 7465 Trondheim, Norway * Correspondence: [email protected] (J.D.); [email protected] (K.K.A.) Received: 30 July 2019; Accepted: 6 September 2019; Published: 10 September 2019 Abstract: Hydrocarbon is a major source of energy for sustainable development. Storage of hydrocarbon products, however, requires a significant amount of land space to land-scarce countries like Singapore. This paper presents an alternative way of storing hydrocarbon in Singapore coastal waters through the innovative design of a floating hydrocarbon storage facility. The design comprises free-floating and self-stabilizing tanks enclosed by barges that form a floating hydrocarbon storage facility. The tanks are made of prestressed concrete and they are designed to be self-stabilized when floating in the sea water. Owing to the lack of available design guidelines, design requirements on the stability and motion criteria for floating storage tanks are developed based on a review of existing codes of practice and design specifications for both onshore tanks and offshore vessels. A comprehensive study on the hydrostatic performance of various proposed floating tank design concepts with different storage capacities is carried out. -
Monthly Monitoring Report March 2015: World Trade Center Port
MONTHLY MONITORING REPORT World Trade Center Port Authority Trans-Hudson Terminal PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY New York, New York March 2015 PMOC Contract Number: DTFT60-14-D-00010 Task Order Number: 006 O.P.s Reference: 01, 02, 25, 40 David Evans and Associates, Inc., 17 Battery Place, Suite 1328, New York, NY 10004 PMOC Lead: Erick Peterson, Contact Information: 212-364-2112, [email protected] PMOC / Start of Assignment: David Evans and Associates, Inc. / October 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................ 2 DISCLAIMER ................................................................................................................................. 3 REPORT FORMAT AND FOCUS ................................................................................................ 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................. 4 Project Description ....................................................................................................................... 4 Construction Agreement (CA) ..................................................................................................... 4 Quarterly Progress Review Meeting (QPRM) ............................................................................. 4 Design Activity ........................................................................................................................... -
Alternatives Analysis
Alternatives Analysis BHP Proposed Grays Harbor Potash Export Facility Hoquiam, Washington 40600-HS-RPT-55047 Revision 2 17 June 2019 Submitted by WSP USA 33301 Ninth Avenue South, Suite 300 Federal Way, Washington 98003-2600 WA17.0202.00 ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS BHP PROPOSED GRAYS HARBOR POTASH EXPORT FACILITY TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE 1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Proposed Facility Overview ............................................................................. 2 2.0 ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS PROCESS ............................................................ 4 2.1 Section 404(b)(1) Background ......................................................................... 4 2.2 Analysis Process .............................................................................................. 4 3.0 PHASE 1 – NEED, PURPOSE, AND GEOGRAPHIC AREA............................... 6 3.1 Step 1: Project Need ......................................................................................... 6 3.2 Step 2: Basic Project Purpose and Water Dependency ................................. 7 3.2.1 Purpose ................................................................................................................. 7 3.2.2 Water Dependency ............................................................................................... 7 3.3 Step 3: Overall Project Purpose and Geographic Area Selection ................. 8 4.0 PHASE 2 - ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFICATION -
Winning the Oil Endgame: Innovation for Profits, Jobs, and Security Oil Dependence
“We’ve embarked on the beginning of the Last Days of the Age of Oil. Nations of the world that are striving to modernize will make choices different from the ones we have made. They will have to. And even today’s industrial powers will shift energy use patterns....[T]he market share for carbon-rich fuels will diminish, as the demand for other forms of energy grows. And energy companies have a choice: to embrace the future and recognize the growing demand for a wide array of fuels; or ignore reality, and slowly—but surely—be left behind.” —Mike Bowlin, Chairman and CEO, ARCO, and Chairman, American Petroleum Institute, 9 Feb. 1999 1 “My personal opinion is that we are at the peak of the oil age and at the same time the begin- ning of the hydrogen age. Anything else is an interim solution in my view. The transition will be very messy, and will take many and diverse competing technological paths, but the long- term future will be in hydrogen and fuel cells.” —Herman Kuipers, Business Team Manager, Innovation & Research, Shell Global Solutions, 1. Bowlin 1999. 21 Nov. 2000 2 2. Kuipers 2000. “The days of the traditional oil company are numbered, in part because of emerging technolo- gies such as fuel cells....” 3. Bijur, undated. — Peter I. Bijur, Chairman and CEO, Texaco, Inc., late 1990s 3 4. Ingriselli 2001. “Market forces, greenery, and innovation are shaping the future of our industry and propelling 5. Gibson-Smith 1998. us inexorably towards hydrogen energy. Those who don’t pursue it…will rue it.” — Frank Ingriselli, President, Texaco Technology 6. -
Ab Klaipėdos Nafta Interim Condensed Consolidated
AB KLAIPĖDOS NAFTA INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AND SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PREPARED ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS, AS ADOPTED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION FOR THE SIX MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2020 (UNAUDITED) CONTENT Statement of financial position ......................................................................................................................................................... 3-4 Statement of comprehensive income ............................................................................................................................................ 5-6 Statement of changes in equity ........................................................................................................................................................ 7-8 Cash flow statement ........................................................................................................................................................................... 9-10 Explanatory notes to financial statements ..................................................................................................................................... 11 Confirmation of responsible persons ............................................................................................................................................... 25 Consolidated interim report for the year 2020…………………………………………………………………………………………………26 AB KLAIPEDOS NAFTA CONSOLIDATED AND SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS PERIOD ENDED ON 30 JUNE -
Course Descriptions
Course Descriptions ACCOUNTING ACCTG 307 – Accounting Information Systems Prerequisites: ACCTG 202, CIS 101, CIS 102 ACCTG 201 – Accounting I: Financial Study and use of computerized general ledger, receivables, payables, A study of the fundamentals of accounting, with an emphasis on payroll, and inventory systems. Topics include the examination of a the use of economic data in the decision-making process. Topics variety of system design, implementation and control issues faced by covered include: forms of business organizations, financing contemporary business organizations. (3 credits) Fall options, and financial statement analysis. The ability to analyze ACCTG 308 – Federal Income Tax I: Individual financial statements is the overall goal of this course. Topics include Prerequisite: ACCTG 202 inventory, property (plant and equipment/natural resources/ Introduction to and survey of the Federal tax laws and the Federal intangibles), liabilities, stockholder equity, investments, statement of revenue system as they apply to individual taxpayers. Topics include cash flows. (3 credits) Fall, Spring calculation of gross income, exclusions, deductions, credits, and computations. (3 credits) ACCTG 202 – Accounting II: Managerial Prerequisite: ACCTG 201 ACCTG 309 – Federal Income Tax II: Partnerships and Corporations Continuation of ACCTG 201(101), with an emphasis on the Prerequisite: ACCTG 308 application of accounting principles to specific problem areas in Applies concepts and skills of the first semester to the special problems managerial accounting as well as accounting for manufacturing involved in business tax returns. Topics include capital gains taxation, operations, and cost-volume-profit analysis. (3 credits) Fall partnership, corporate, and specially taxed corporations. Introduction to “hands-on” tax research in the library. -
Port of Vancouver Supply Chain System
PORT OF VANCOUVER SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEM James Ireland Bachelor of Commerce, University of British Columbia, 1977 PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION In the Faculty of Business Administration Executive MBA O James Ireland 2005 SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY Summer 2005 All rights reserved. This work may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by photocopy or other means, without permission of the author. APPROVAL Name: James Ireland Degree: Master of Business Administration Title of Project: Port of Vancouver Supply Chain System Supervisory Committee: Senior Supervisor Michael Parent, Associate Professor Second Reader Carolyne F. Smart, Associate Professor Date Approved: SIMON FRASER $$&2Q? UN~VERSWY~ibra ry DECLARATION OF PARTIAL COPYRIGHT LICENCE The author, whose copyright is declared on the title page of this work, has granted to Simon Fraser University the right to lend this thesis, project or extended essay to users of the Simon Fraser University Library, and to make partial or single copies only for such users or in response to a request from the library of any other university, or other educational institution, on its own behalf or for one of its users. The author has further granted permission to Simon Fraser University to keep or make a digital copy for use in its circulating collection, and, without changing the content, to translate the thesislproject or extended essays, if technically possible, to any medium or format for the purpose of preservation of the digital work. The author has further agreed that permission for multiple copying of this work for scholarly purposes may be granted by either the author or the Dean of Graduate Studies. -
Our Amtrak Equipment
Our Amtrak Equipment In honor of Amtrak’s 50th Anniversary, we have decorated all of the Museum’s former Amtrak equipment with ribbons and numbered signs. When you see one of those signs, follow this guide to learn about their history and Amtrak service. When you see a QR code on one of the pieces, scan it to see photos of it in action. 1. Exhibit Case. Second Floor Gallery. This exhibit case, near the Broad Street Station exhibit, contains several early Amtrak uniforms, photos, dishware and other memorabilia. 2. GG1 No. 4935. Track 3 East. The GG1s are forever linked to the image of the Pennsylvania Railroad at the height of its power, but they continued to serve for many years after the demise of the railroad that built them. Amtrak received many of them, including this locomotive, No. 4935. Some were repainted in a unique Amtrak silver, blue and red scheme, but most remained in Penn Central black. In 1977, Amtrak chose to repaint No. 4935 into the PRR’s Brunswick green and yellow scheme as an early “heritage unit.” It was revealed to the public at a ceremony in Washington, DC’s Union Station on May 14 of that year with the GG1’s original streamlining and paint scheme designer Raymond Loewy in attendance. In that same year, No. 4935 also pulled the last ever Railway Post Office train in the United States, between New York and Washington, DC. 3. E44 No. 4465. Track 3 East. E44s, often called “Bricks” were the last class of electric locomotive built for the Pennsylvania Railroad. -
How People Green the Port: Sustainability in Canadian Ports
How People Green the Port: Sustainability in Canadian Ports by Kristianne R. Hendricks B.A., University of the Fraser Valley, 2014 Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Department of Geography Faculty of Environment Kristianne Rebecca Hendricks 2017 SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY Spring 2017 Approval Name: Kristianne Rebecca Hendricks Degree: Master of Arts Title: How People Green the Ports: Sustainability in Canadian Ports Examining Committee: Chair: Meg Holden Associate Professor Peter Hall Senior Supervisor Professor Roger Hayter Supervisor Professor Adolf Ng External Examiner Professor Asper School of Business University of Manitoba Date Defended/Approved: April 4, 2017 ii Ethics Statement iii Abstract Canadian Port Authorities (CPAs) annually move $162 billion in international trade and in recent years have been faced with significant pressures to become environmentally sustainable. In response, CPAs have introduced numerous greening strategies with important implications for the dock labour force. This thesis focuses on the greening strategies undertaken by CPAs and their interplay with dockworkers; it identifies these greening strategies and assesses their implications for dockworkers. The thesis adopts a two-part methodology. First, greening measures undertaken by CPAs are categorized and compared. Second, a case study of Vancouver’s port is undertaken through interviews with a broad set of port actors in order to examine the links between labour and sustainability in the port. It is concluded that greening strategies have been an important, albeit uneven trend across CPAs and that dockworkers play an influential role in the greening of the port. Keywords: Canadian Ports; Environmental Sustainability; Labour; Vancouver iv Dedication To the three people who inspire me to keep learning every day: Shaleena, Adalia, and Zoren.