Florida Waterway System Plan draft final report prepared for Florida Department of Transportation, Seaport Office prepared by Cambridge Systematics, Inc. June 2008 www.camsys.com draft Florida Waterway System Plan submitted to Florida Department of Transportation, Seaport Office submitted by Cambridge Systematics, Inc. 2457 Care Drive, Suite 101 Tallahassee, Florida 32308 Date June 2008 Florida Waterway System Plan Table of Contents Executive Summary .............................................................................................................. ES-1 Background................................................................................................................... ES-1 Purpose.......................................................................................................................... ES-1 Approach ...................................................................................................................... ES-2 Report Overview.......................................................................................................... ES-2 Findings......................................................................................................................... ES-3 Recommendations ....................................................................................................... ES-5 1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 1-1 1.1 Background......................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Research Objectives ........................................................................................... 1-2 1.3 Approach............................................................................................................. 1-2 1.4 Organization....................................................................................................... 1-3 2.0 Florida’s Waterway System Profile ........................................................................ 2-1 2.1 Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway ....................................................................... 2-7 2.2 Gulf Intracoastal Waterway ............................................................................. 2-10 2.3 Harbors, Bays, and Bayous............................................................................... 2-13 2.4 Inlets and Passes ................................................................................................ 2-20 2.5 Canals and Channels......................................................................................... 2-26 2.6 Rivers and Creeks.............................................................................................. 2-29 3.0 Current Transportation Conditions ...................................................................... 3-1 3.1 International Trends.......................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Domestic Trends ................................................................................................ 3-5 3.3 Florida Trends .................................................................................................... 3-9 3.4 Regional and Local Trends............................................................................... 3-19 4.0 Opportunities and Challenges within the Waterway System ........................... 4-1 4.1 Opportunities to Enhance Waterborne Transportation................................ 4-1 4.2 Challenges for Waterborne Transportation ................................................... 4-18 4.3 Other Issues to Consider for Waterborne Transportation ........................... 4-22 5.0 Findings and Recommendations............................................................................. 5-1 5.1 Key Findings....................................................................................................... 5-1 5.2 Recommendations ............................................................................................. 5-3 Appendices .................................................................................................................. Appendix A – Websites Visited................................................................................. A-1 Appendix B – Stakeholder Interview List and Interview Guide .......................... B-1 Appendix C – Strategic Intermodal System Maps.................................................. C-1 Appendix D – Glossary............................................................................................... D-1 Cambridge Systematics, Inc. i Florida Waterway System Plan List of Tables 2.1 Florida’s Commercial Waterway Tonnage, 2002-2006 ............................................ 2-3 2.2 Ship Type and Minimum Depth Requirements ....................................................... 2-4 2.3 Florida’s Shallow and Deep Draft Waterways ......................................................... 2-5 2.4 Total Waterborne Commerce for the AIWW, 2002-2006......................................... 2-9 2.5 Major Commodities for the AIWW, 2006.................................................................. 2-9 2.6 Total Waterborne Commerce for the GIWW, 2002-2006......................................... 2-12 2.7 Major Commodities for on the GIWW, 2006............................................................. 2-12 2.8 Total Waterborne Commerce for Harbors, Bays, and Bayous, 2002-2006 ............ 2-19 2.9 Major Commodities for Harbors, Bays, and Bayous, 2006...................................... 2-20 2.10 Total Waterborne Commerce for Canals and Channels, 2002-2006....................... 2-29 2.11 Total Waterborne Commerce for Rivers and Creeks, 2002-2006............................ 2-35 2.12 Major Commodities for Rivers and Creeks, 2006..................................................... 2-35 3.1 Waterborne Tonnage in the United States, 2002-2006 ............................................. 3-2 3.2 Domestic Waterborne Freight Tonnage, 2006........................................................... 3-6 3.3 Total Waterborne Commerce by Selected States, 2002-2006................................... 3-9 3.4 Percentage Change in Waterborne Commerce by Selected States, 2002-2006 ..... 3-10 3.5 Total Waterborne Shipments From Florida, 2006..................................................... 3-13 3.6 Total Waterborne Shipments To Florida, 2006 ......................................................... 3-13 3.7 Recommended SIS and Emerging SIS Minimum Size Thresholds for Waterway Corridors ........................................................................................................................ 3-16 3.8 Summary of Waterway Criteria for SIS Designation............................................... 3-18 Cambridge Systematics, Inc. iii Florida Waterway System Plan List of Tables (continued) 4.1 Florida Summary of InfoUSA Statistics by NAICS Code........................................ 4-6 4.2 Economic Impact of the Waterways in the FIND Studies....................................... 4-15 4.3 Benefits of Short Sea Shipping .................................................................................... 4-24 iv Cambridge Systematics, Inc. Florida Waterway System Plan List of Figures 2.1 Florida’s Intracoastal and Inland Waterways........................................................... 2-1 2.2 Tonnage and Depth of Florida’s Intracoastal and Inland Waterways .................. 2-6 2.3 Florida’s Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.................................................................. 2-8 2.4 Florida’s Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Western Coast)........................................... 2-10 2.5 Florida’s Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Northwestern Coast)................................. 2-11 2.6 Florida’s Harbors, Bays, and Bayous ......................................................................... 2-13 2.7 Florida’s Inlets and Passes........................................................................................... 2-21 2.8 Florida’s Canals and Channels.................................................................................... 2-26 2.9 Florida’s Rivers and Creeks......................................................................................... 2-30 3.1 Waterborne Freight Activity, 1990-2006 .................................................................... 3-3 3.2 Foreign Imports and Exports by Major Commodity Type, 2006 ........................... 3-4 3.3 Domestic Tonnage by Major Commodity Type and Traffic Type......................... 3-7 3.4 Domestic Imports and Exports in Florida by Major Commodity Type, 2006 ...... 3-11 3.5 Foreign Imports and Exports in Florida by Major Commodity Type, 2006......... 3-12 3.6 Major Transportation Facilities on the SIS ................................................................ 3-14 3.7 Example of Waterway Connector............................................................................... 3-17 4.1 Fuel Efficiency Comparisons by Mode ...................................................................... 4-3 4.2 Comparison of Pollution Produced by Mode........................................................... 4-3 4.3 Cargo Capacity Comparison by Mode ...................................................................... 4-4 4.4 Deep Sea, Coastal, and Inland Transportation Establishments.............................. 4-8 4.5 Ship and Boat Building and Support