Short Sea Shipping

Short Sea Shipping SummitNovember 2006

ToledoUSA

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David Bendall

Deputy Chairman ICHCA International ICHCA – dedicated to improving cargo handling productivity

CEO MariTrade 1982 Former Mariner – Operations, Stevedoring Shipping Management – Finance MariTrade – Shipping Infrastructure and

Investment Fast Ferry Operations and Investment

www.maritrade.com.au

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HSC Applications

Passenger ferries Ro-pax

Cars Trucks

Dedicated Freight Feeder Vessels for entrepot ports

Hub and spoke Shuttle services

Coastal Shipping

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Transport Operations

Northern Europe Mediterranean West Indies Canaries Japan

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Fast Feeder and Short Sea Vessels

Demand growing for fast efficient transport systems

Need to reduce traffic on roads – congestion, fuel consumption and environment

More efficient stock management More efficient logistics management

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A Viable High Speed Ferry Service

Short distance preferably <200 miles Dense trade routes High bilateral volumes of freight

Time sensitive Perishable High value

Small efficient terminals

INCAT Tasmania – “Jervis Bay”

96 metres

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Incat : Spearhead 98 m Theatre Support Vessel “Evolution 10B”

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Ramps – Two Way Traffic

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Ramps – Two Way Traffic

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Wave Piercer Ramps

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Design and Operational Flexibility

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Military Application

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Working in Winter Conditions

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Heavy Vehicles

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INCAT K ClassWidth – Lock Possible

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Austal: Vehicle / Passenger

101 metres

951 Pax

251 cars

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16 trucks +

96 cars

37 knots

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INCAT 112m Truck Lanes

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Cross- section

INCAT 112m

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Great Lakes

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Routes

Road Sea Road Sea Road Sea

Cleveland -Toledo

77 100 1.5 2.5 28 1000

Cleveland - Detroit

140 100 3 2.5 14 1000

Miles Hours Truck Trips/week

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What Next?

Preliminary Feasibility Study Infrastructure

terminal space, road access, cost Ship

capacity, performance, schedules, cost Market

comparative cost – road/sea Voyage estimates

profitability Preliminary investment analysis Funding for full feasibility study

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Cleveland to Toronto 300m

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Toledo – Detroit - Montreal

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Toledo to Montreal

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Duluth to Chicago 600m