INTRODUCING: THE SUSTAINABLE I-5 MARINE HIGHWAY

Astoria, OR

Port Hueneme, CA

BENEFITS & OBJECTIVES1. New U.S. built ships powered by clean diesel fuel will cut

fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by 66% compared to trucks

2. New maritime jobs in Astoria and Port Hueneme

3. Oregon Shipyard to build new green coastal and inland American ships and create a new manufacturing base for American workers

4. New diesel electric marine engines using clean, ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel and next generation battery power

5. Green cargo handling facilities featuring:• Electric shore power for ships • Electric power for cranes

6. Shifting long distance trucking from roads to water reducing congestion pollution and highway maintenance costs

7. Creating the most advanced and sustainable marine transportation system in the United States

SHIPPING BY WATER WILL SAVE CALIFORNIA, OREGON, AND WASHINGTON TAX PAYERS MILLIONS

IN REDUCED TRUCKING DAMAGE TO HIGHWAYS (ONE SHIP COSTS $18M)

* Impact of Short Line Railroad Abandonment on Highway Damage Costs: A Kansas State Study, Transportation Quarterly, Fall 2003

Oxnard/ Port Hueneme

Seattle

Portland

•Port Hueneme to Portland = 973 Miles x $7.15* (truck damage per mile) x 100 containers by ship x 52 weeks = $36M per year

•Port Hueneme to Seattle = 1,148 Miles x $7.15*(truck damage per mile) x 100 containers by ship x 52 weeks = $42M per year

I-5 TRAFFIC CONGESTION: CALIFORNIA TO OREGON

Astoria, OR

Port Hueneme, CA

MARINE HIGHWAY SHIP CAN ELLIMINATE 200 WEEKLY LONG HAUL TRUCKS BETWEEN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

WASHINGTON, & OREGON

Reduced highway truck damage in California,

Oregon, and Washington

Expanded Oregon shipyard capability

New diesel-electric coastal/waterway vessels

for Marine Highway

Electric powered cranes

Infrastructure costs at Astoria and Port

Hueneme

USDOT TIGER GRANT WOULD FINANCE:

ELECTRIC POWERED CRANES SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE PORTS

GREATER CRANE CAPABILITIES FOR MARINE HIGHWAY PORTS

ENDORSEMENT FROM CATERPILLAR MARINE POWER SYSTEMS

PROPOSED MARINE HIGHWAY SHIP DESIGN