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Spring 2017 Industry Study Industry Report Transportation The Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy National Defense University Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. 20319-5062 i TRANSPORTATION 2017 ABSTRACT: The transportation industry has long been the keystone of America’s security, military strength, and economic prowess. Today, challenges besiege this vital industry, directly impacting its ability to meet national resourcing requirements and continued economic expansion. The most significant challenges are labor shortages, inadequate infrastructure, and barriers to automation (to include cyber security threats), each of which is impacted by burdensome regulation. The government, in coordination with industry stakeholders, must address these challenges by making strategic investments in infrastructure, reviewing, revising or rescinding current regulations, and implementing new policies to incentivize growth and industry efficiency. Mr. Eric Chowning, Dept of the Navy Mr. Shawn Clay, Dept of the Army CDR Jeffrey Harris, U.S. Navy Lt Col Gene Jacobus, U.S. Air Force Col Larry Jenkins, U.S. Marine Corps Ms. Patrice Jones, Dept of the Navy LTC H. Clay Lyle, U.S. Army Mr. Stephen Moree, Defense Security Cooperation Agency LTC Eric Olson, U.S. Army LTC Steven Putthoff, U.S. Army COL Pablo Bruno Servat, Argentine Army Mr. Kevin Slone, Dept of the Air Force Lt Col Brett Sowell, U.S. Air Force Ms. Elia Tello, Dept of State LTC Christopher Warner, U.S. Army Reserve CAPT Matthew C. Callan, U.S. Coast Guard, Faculty -
NEWSLETTER of the MICHIGAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY
NEWSLETTER of the MICHIGAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY Volume 36, Number 2 & 3 August, 1991 Michigan mosquitoes: more to them than the bite! Edward D. Walker, Department of Entomology, Michigan State University osquitoes are as regular as enthusiast. Of course, mosquitoes are based upon the life history traits of lar rain in Michigan, as every true flies of the suborder Nematocera vae: the spring flood-water mosquitoes, the M outdoor fancier and even and like other holometabolous insects summer flood-water mosquitoes, the marsh some couch potatoes know. And mos have a developmental cycle involving and swamp mosquitoes, and container-in quitoes and their side effects (disease) metamorphosis from theeggto theadult habiting mosquitoes. A few species can be are intimately tied in with the historical stage. Mosquito eggs are laid singly or found in a wide variety of larval habitats development of Michigan as a state. No in clusters on or near water, or in areas and these groupings become less useful less a person than Alexis de Tocqueville that will flood afterrainfall orsnowmelt. for those exceptions. decried the pestiferous mosquitoes when Tiny, worm-like larvae ("wrigglers") The spring flood-water mosquitoes hemade his trek from Detroit to Saginaw hatch from the eggs and develop in the include members of the genus Aedes, Bay in 1844, wondering how anyone water through four larval ins tars to the with colorful specific epithets like could possibly put up with them. In pupal stage. The larvaefeed usingelaoo excrucians, stimulans, and provocans. Lar 1858, according to a speaker at an 1898 ra te filtering mechanisms on a variety of vae of spring flood-water mosquitoes celebration of the 50th anniversary of microorganisms and organic matter in hatch from the egg in March, in pools of the founding of Michigan Agricultural the water. -
Arctic Marine Transport Workshop 28-30 September 2004
Arctic Marine Transport Workshop 28-30 September 2004 Institute of the North • U.S. Arctic Research Commission • International Arctic Science Committee Arctic Ocean Marine Routes This map is a general portrayal of the major Arctic marine routes shown from the perspective of Bering Strait looking northward. The official Northern Sea Route encompasses all routes across the Russian Arctic coastal seas from Kara Gate (at the southern tip of Novaya Zemlya) to Bering Strait. The Northwest Passage is the name given to the marine routes between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the northern coast of North America that span the straits and sounds of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Three historic polar voyages in the Central Arctic Ocean are indicated: the first surface shop voyage to the North Pole by the Soviet nuclear icebreaker Arktika in August 1977; the tourist voyage of the Soviet nuclear icebreaker Sovetsky Soyuz across the Arctic Ocean in August 1991; and, the historic scientific (Arctic) transect by the polar icebreakers Polar Sea (U.S.) and Louis S. St-Laurent (Canada) during July and August 1994. Shown is the ice edge for 16 September 2004 (near the minimum extent of Arctic sea ice for 2004) as determined by satellite passive microwave sensors. Noted are ice-free coastal seas along the entire Russian Arctic and a large, ice-free area that extends 300 nautical miles north of the Alaskan coast. The ice edge is also shown to have retreated to a position north of Svalbard. The front cover shows the summer minimum extent of Arctic sea ice on 16 September 2002. -
SHORT SEA SHIPPING INITIATIVES and the IMPACTS on October 2007 the TEXAS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM: TECHNICAL Published: December 2007 REPORT 6
Technical Report Documentation Page 1. Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient's Catalog No. FHWA/TX-08/0-5695-1 4. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Date SHORT SEA SHIPPING INITIATIVES AND THE IMPACTS ON October 2007 THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM: TECHNICAL Published: December 2007 REPORT 6. Performing Organization Code 7. Author(s) 8. Performing Organization Report No. C. James Kruse, Juan Carlos Villa, David H. Bierling, Manuel Solari Report 0-5695-1 Terra, Nathan Hutson 9. Performing Organization Name and Address 10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS) Texas Transportation Institute The Texas A&M University System 11. Contract or Grant No. College Station, Texas 77843-3135 Project 0-5695 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address 13. Type of Report and Period Covered Texas Department of Transportation Technical Report: Research and Technology Implementation Office September 2006-August 2007 P.O. Box 5080 14. Sponsoring Agency Code Austin, Texas 78763-5080 15. Supplementary Notes Project performed in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration. Project Title: Short Sea Shipping Initiatives and the Impacts on the Texas Transportation System URL: http://tti.tamu.edu/documents/0-5695-1.pdf 16. Abstract This report examines the potential effects of short sea shipping (SSS) development on the Texas transportation system. The project region includes Texas, Mexico, and Central America. In the international arena, the most likely prospects are for containerized shipments using small container ships. In the domestic arena, the most likely prospects are for coastwise shipments using modified offshore service vessels or articulated tug/barges. Only three Texas ports handle containers consistently (Houston accounts for 95% of the total), and three more handle containers sporadically. -
Q3 2015 Transportation & Logistics
TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS Q3 2015 CONTACTS STATE OF THE TRANSPORATION M&A MARKET Experts continue to view the Transportation & Logistics industry as a measure of the health of the Len Batsevitsky overall economy and thus far, 2015 has been a strong year for providers of commercial Director transport. The industry has been aided by significantly lower oil prices, increased personal (617) 619-3365 [email protected] consumption, expanded manufacturing and the continued rise of e-commerce as a viable retail channel. As a result, many transportation companies are experiencing improved financial Daniel Schultz performance which, coupled with a robust middle market M&A environment, has led to a Director of Business Development significant increase in deal activity. Furthermore, the industry’s high fragmentation will serve to (617) 619-3368 increase M&A activity as companies look to consolidate, increasing their efficiency through scale. [email protected] Overall, 2015 is shaping up to be a strong M&A year for the Transportation & Logistics industry Matthew Person because thus far through Q4, there have been 104 transactions. If that pace continues Associate (617) 619-3322 throughout the rest of calendar year, we could see nearly 140 M&A transactions during 2015, [email protected] which would near the record breaking high of 144 transactions in 2012. Transportation and Logistics Transactions 160 144 140 113 120 108 108 104 100 80 80 60 40 20 0 BOSTON 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 YTD CHICAGO 9/30/2015 Sources: Capital IQ and Capstone Partners LLC research LONDON LOS ANGELES In addition, valuations have remained stable over the past several years with recent transaction PHILADELPHIA multiples for asset-light logistics businesses generally north of 8x LTM EBITDA, while traditional SAN DIEGO asset-heavy freight carriers (primarily in the trucking sub-industry) have traded at a range of 5x to 7x. -
Proposed Wisconsin – Lake Michigan National Marine Sanctuary
Proposed Wisconsin – Lake Michigan National Marine Sanctuary Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Management Plan DECEMBER 2016 | sanctuaries.noaa.gov/wisconsin/ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator Kathryn D. Sullivan, Ph.D. Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management National Ocean Service W. Russell Callender, Ph.D. Office of National Marine Sanctuaries John Armor, Director Matt Brookhart, Acting Deputy Director Cover Photos: Top: The schooner Walter B. Allen. Credit: Tamara Thomsen, Wisconsin Historical Society. Bottom: Photomosaic of the schooner Walter B. Allen. Credit: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution - Advanced Imaging and Visualization Laboratory. 1 Abstract In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA, 16 U.S.C. 1434 et seq.), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) that considers alternatives for the proposed designation of Wisconsin - Lake Michigan as a National Marine Sanctuary. The proposed action addresses NOAA’s responsibilities under the NMSA to identify, designate, and protect areas of the marine and Great Lakes environment with special national significance due to their conservation, recreational, ecological, historical, scientific, cultural, archaeological, educational, or aesthetic qualities as national marine sanctuaries. ONMS has developed five alternatives for the designation, and the DEIS evaluates the environmental consequences of each under NEPA. The DEIS also serves as a resource assessment under the NMSA, documenting present and potential uses of the areas considered in the alternatives. -
Logistics in Focus: U.S. Waterways by Max Schlubach
Logistics in Focus: U.S. Waterways By Max Schlubach For more than 200 years, tugboats, towboats and barges have plied the United States’ vast inland river system, its Great Lakes and its three coasts. This distinctly American industry has built the coast of the Great Lakes into a global manufacturing center, enabled the U.S. to become the world’s largest wheat exporter and, today, provides the flexibility needed to become a major oil producer. Yet despite the critical role that it plays in the U.S. economy, the inland and coastal maritime industry is little known outside of the transportation sector. 14 Brown Brothers Harriman | COMMODITY MARKETS UPDATE The tugboat, towboat and barge industry is the largest segment Jones Act Vessel Type of the U.S. merchant maritime fleet and includes 5,476 tugboats Ferries Tankers and towboats and 23,000 barges that operate along the Atlantic, 591 61 0.7% Pacific and Gulf Coasts, the Great Lakes and the inland river sys- 6.5% tem. The industry is fragmented and, for the most part, privately owned, with more than 500 operators either pushing, pulling or Dry Cargo 2,911 otherwise helping move waterborne cargoes through the United Towboats 32.2% 5,476 States’ waterways. The industry is bifurcated into inland and coastal 61% sectors, which have little overlap due to the different vessels and licenses required to operate in their respective environments. The tugboat, towboat Recent market dynamics, particularly in the energy sector, have and barge industry makes up the majority As of December 31, 2014. resulted in seismic shifts in supply and demand for the U.S. -
Active Schools
WisconsinSuccess Stories W ISCONSINActive D EPARTMENT SchoolsOF P UBLIC I NSTRUCTION WisconsinSuccess Stories Active Schools Ken Wagner Education Consultant Student Services/Prevention and Wellness Team Tony Evers, PhD, State Superintendent Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Madison, Wisconsin, USA This document is in the public domain and may be downloaded from the website, copied and/or reprinted. This publication is available from: Student Services/Prevention & Wellness Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction 125 South Webster Street Madison, WI 53703 (608) 266-8960 http://dpi.wi.gov/sspw/physicaled.html © July, 2012 Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, creed, age, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, marital status or parental status, sexual orientation, or disability. Printed on Recycled Paper Contents Introduction . 1 Elementary Elcho . 3 Green Bay J F Kennedy . .5 Neenah Hoover . 7 Oakfield . 9 Middle Deerfield . .11 Osceola . .13 High Beloit Memorial . 15 Platteville . .17 Appendices Policies Milwaukee Public Schools . .19 Neenah Joint School District . 20 Osseo-Fairchild School District . 21 Evaluation Summary . 24 vi TheIntroduction Active Schools project was a partnership between the To provide guidance on effective strategies to increase Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the University physical activity, the DPI developed the Active Schools of Wisconsin – Madison Population Health Institute, and Toolkit, available at http://dpi.wi.gov/sspw/pdf/ the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI). pasastoolkit.pdf. The DPI encouraged grantees to select The project was supported by the American Recovery at least three strategies from the Active Schools Toolkit. and Reinvestment Act, through a grant from the Centers The most commonly selected strategies fall into four for Disease Control and Prevention, as part of a national categories. -
Small Boats on a Big Lake: Underwater Archaeological Investigations of Wisconsin’S Trading Fleet 2007-2009
Small Boats on a Big Lake: Underwater Archaeological Investigations of Wisconsin’s Trading Fleet 2007-2009 State Archaeology and Maritime Preservation Technical Report Series #10-001 Keith N. Meverden and Tamara L. Thomsen ii Funded by grants from the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute, National Sea Grant College Program, and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Transportation Economics Assistance program. This report was prepared by the Wisconsin Historical Society. The statements, findings, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute, the National Sea Grant College Program, or the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The Big Bay Sloop was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on 14 January 2009. The Schooner Byron was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on 20 May 2009. The Green Bay Sloop was listed on the National Register of Historic Places On 18 November 2009. Nominations for the Schooners Gallinipper, Home, and Northerner are pending listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Cover photo: Wisconsin Historical Society archaeologists survey the wreck of the schooner Northerner off Port Washington, Wisconsin. Copyright © 2010 by Wisconsin Historical Society All rights reserved iii CONTENTS ILLUSTRATIONS…………………..………………………….. iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS…………………………………….. vii Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION………………………………………. ….. 1 Research Design and Methodology……………………… 3 2. LAKESHORING, TRADING, AND LAKE MICHIGAN MERCHANT SAIL………………………………………….. 5 Sloops…………………………………………………… 7 Schooners……………………………………………….. 8 Merchant Sail on Lake Michigan………………………. 12 3. THE BIG BAY SLOOP……………………………………... 14 The Mackinaw Boat……………………………………. 14 Site Description………………………………………… 16 4. THE GREEN BAY SLOOP………………………………… 26 Site Description………………………………………… 27 5. THE SCHOONER GALLINIPPER ………………………… 35 Site Description………………………………………… 44 6. -
Baltic Sea Icebreaking Report 2017-2018
BALTIC ICEBREAKING MANAGEMENT Baltic Sea Icebreaking Report 2017-2018 1 Table of contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 3 2. Overview of the icebreaking season (2017-2018) and its effect on the maritime transport system in the Baltic Sea region ........................................................................................................................................ 4 3. Accidents and incidents in sea ice ........................................................................................................... 9 4. Winter Navigation Research .................................................................................................................... 9 5. Costs of Icebreaking services in the Baltic Sea ...................................................................................... 10 5.1 Finland ................................................................................................................................................. 10 5.2 Sweden ................................................................................................................................................ 10 5.3 Russia ................................................................................................................................................... 10 5.4. Estonia ............................................................................................................................................... -
Golden Bear Gets a Tune up P.12
FAll 2008 VOl. 5 NO. 2 THE MAGAZINE OF THE cAlIFOrNIA MArITIME AcAdEMy Cal Maritime Golden Bear Gets a Tune Up p.12 alumni spotlight: Katherine haven 15 | campus “on the grow” 17 | new alumni web site / news and notes 24 THE MAGAZINE OF Cal Maritime Cal Maritime is published for the alumni, tableofcontents faculty, staff, students, donors, parents, and friends of the california maritime academy. PrEsIdENT From the presidents . 1 william b. eisenhardt charitable giving. 2 EdITOr doug webster GOLDEN BEAR completes cruises . 12 PHOTOGrAPHy Faculty/alumni proFiles . 14 doug webster ben ailes Faculty and staFF notes. 16 GrAPHIc dEsIGN campus construction. .17 eileen collins eileen collins graphic design homecoming. 20 cOPy EdITOrs susan bigler alumni news. 24 silvia regalado Jennifer whitty calendar . .bacK cover we welcome your comments and letters: doug webster director of public relations cal maritime 200 maritime academy drive vallejo, ca 94590 “Ride Along” on the 2008 Training Cruise phone: (707) 654-1720 mobile: (707) 328-1887 Coverage of Training Ship Golden Bear’s summer cruise and dry docking can Fax: (707) 654-1247 be found on Page 12 of the magazine, but you can also “ride along” on this email: [email protected] summer’s cruise and see the dry docking and subsequent refloating of the ship when you visit the Cal Maritime website, www.csum.edu. The complete www.csum.edu array of reports, photos and essays from the summer’s two cruises to the South Pacific can be accessed by clicking Follow the Voyage 2008 on the left side of the home page. -
Summary of Sexual Abuse Claims in Chapter 11 Cases of Boy Scouts of America
Summary of Sexual Abuse Claims in Chapter 11 Cases of Boy Scouts of America There are approximately 101,135sexual abuse claims filed. Of those claims, the Tort Claimants’ Committee estimates that there are approximately 83,807 unique claims if the amended and superseded and multiple claims filed on account of the same survivor are removed. The summary of sexual abuse claims below uses the set of 83,807 of claim for purposes of claims summary below.1 The Tort Claimants’ Committee has broken down the sexual abuse claims in various categories for the purpose of disclosing where and when the sexual abuse claims arose and the identity of certain of the parties that are implicated in the alleged sexual abuse. Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 is a chart that shows the sexual abuse claims broken down by the year in which they first arose. Please note that there approximately 10,500 claims did not provide a date for when the sexual abuse occurred. As a result, those claims have not been assigned a year in which the abuse first arose. Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 is a chart that shows the claims broken down by the state or jurisdiction in which they arose. Please note there are approximately 7,186 claims that did not provide a location of abuse. Those claims are reflected by YY or ZZ in the codes used to identify the applicable state or jurisdiction. Those claims have not been assigned a state or other jurisdiction. Attached hereto as Exhibit 3 is a chart that shows the claims broken down by the Local Council implicated in the sexual abuse.