1. River-Net Information System for Port of Pittsburgh Inland Waterway Transportation : with a Particular Focus on Industries and U.S. Coast Guard

2. Contents Opportunities for improvements 2 Proposed network architecture 4 Analysis of current work process31 Potential improvements 33 Cost-benefit analysis35

3. As-Is: Stakeholders Waterway USCGBarge Lines PPC Shippers USACE Terminal Operators

4. As-Is: Barge Lines Waterway Barge Lines  Improving efficiency of barge operation - Less costly communication tools - Seamless information flow USCG  Securing waterways safety - Tracking hazardous material movement - Notices to mariners on potential risk conditions

5. As-Is: Current Work Process

7. Opportunities for Improvements (I)  Cost of Satellite/ AirCard Communication  Exchange of voyage plan, voyage record, locational information requires costly data communication methods

8. Opportunities for Improvements (II)  Report requirements for customers and governments  Monthly report requirements of voyage history and barge history  Daily report requirements for cargo movement  Manual Data Reformatting/Reconfiguration

9. Opportunities for Improvements (III) - Reported in a more automated way -Transmitted through a less expensive tool - Collected and recorded in a more usable/sharable format Data Collection Data Transmission Data Reporting

10. Proposed Solutions  Monthly USACE Report  Daily Customer Report  Monthly USACE Report  Daily Customer Report  Towboat operation & barge movement – Data input by towboat operator and saved in application  Location Data – GPS data synchronized into the application  Towboat operation & barge movement – Data input by towboat operator and saved in application  Location Data – GPS data synchronized into the application DataCollection@TowboatsDataCollection@Towboats Data Transmission @Locks @Locks Data Utilization @ Head Office Data Utilization @ Head Office To U.S. Corps of Engineers To Head office

11. Proposed Solutions Towboat Data Collection System Lock Communication System Report Management System Traffic Management System EfficientOperation&InexpensiveDataCommunicationEfficientOperation&InexpensiveDataCommunication

12. Suggested Changes As-IsTo-Be Operation Records Manual / non-formatted Recording Formatted Application Internet Access Satellite / AirCard Satellite / AirCard + Free Internet Access at locks Location Tracking GPS/ Internet GPS/Internet (Real-time) + Application (History) Location Tracking (II) TowboatTowboat + Barges Monthly Report Manual Reconfiguration Submission at locks + Update Daily ReportManual ReportingAutomated Reporting

13. Proposed Network Architecture (I)  Comparison of Data Communication Methods CoverageSpeed Annual maintenance Cost for Federal Government (per site) Annual maintenance Cost for Industry (per towboat, 5MB data) Wireless Access Point In vicinity of Locks Up to 54Mbps $650$50 Computer AirCard Almost whole waterway Up to 216 kbps $0$800 Satellite Internet Whole waterway Up to 64 kbps$0$75,000

14. Proposed Network Architecture (II)  Comparison of Data Communication Methods (Cont’d) : Positive Points Cost for Industry Computer AirCard Speed Coverage Satellite Internet Wireless Access Point

15. Proposed Network Architecture (III)

16. Cost-Benefit Analysis for Industry  Cost (Per single towboat) - Initial set-up cost Implementation ( hardware / services) First year only cost: $900 - Operation/maintenance cost Operation: Annual cost * 5 years: $50 * 5 years= $250 - Depreciation Hardware, 5-year plan

17. Cost-Benefit Analysis for Industry (Cont’d)  Benefit (Per single towboat) - Communication savings: $2,000 - Time savings for voyage: $5,500 - Fewer accidents expected: $3,000 - Efficiencies for making reports: $1,100 Total: $11,600