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Ranking Ports by Vessel Demand for Depth
| 题名： | Ranking Ports by Vessel Demand for Depth |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | David L. Young;Brandan M. Scully;Sean P. McGill;Ashley J. Elkins;Marin M. Kress |
| 作者单位： | Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory US Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center 1261 Duck Rd. Duck NC 27949;Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory US Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center 69a Hagood Ave. Charleston SC 29412;Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory US Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center 3909 Halls Ferry Rd. Vicksburg MS 39180;Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory US Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center 7225 Stennis Airport Rd. Kiln MS 39556;Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory US Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center 441 G St. NW #3W10 Washington DC 20314-0001 |
| 关键词： | Automatic identification system (AIS); Navigation; Dredging; Optimization; Harbor maintenance |
| 摘要： | The US Army Corps of Engineers (US ACE) traditionally uses two metrics to evaluate the maintenance of coastal navigation projects: tonnage at the associated port (representing relative importance) and the controlling depth in the channel (representing operating condition). These are incorporated into a risk-based decision framework directing funds where channel conditions have deteriorated and the disrupted tonnage potential is the highest. However, these metrics fail to capture shipper demand for the maintained depth service provided by the USACE through dredging. Using automatic identification system (AIS) data, the USAGE is pioneering new metrics describing vessel demand for the channel depth, represented by vessel encroachment volume (VEV). VEV describes the volume of the hull intruding into a specified clearance margin above the bed and captures how much vessels use the deepest portions of USACE-dredged channels. This study compares the VEV among 13 ports over 4 years by combining AIS, tidal elevations, channel surveys, and sailing draft. The ports are ranked based on the services demanded by their user base to inform the decision framework driving dredge funding allocations. Integrating demand-for-depth metrics into the Harbor Maintenance Fee assessment and/or Trust Fund disbursements could alleviate the constitutionality concerns and several criticisms levied against Harbor Maintenance funding. |
| 出版年： | 2024 |
| 期刊名称： | Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering |
| 卷： | 150 |
| 期： | 1 |
| 页码： | 04023019.1-04023019.10 |
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