MA-1052 Port Agency and Terminal Operator Information Update

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Maritime Administration – Update of the Port Economic Impact Kit
Port Agency and Terminal Operator Information Update
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) is seeking the assistance of your port agency in updating our port economic impact kit.
The Kit is used by MARAD and port agencies throughout the U.S. to ascertain the value of maritime activities, investments
and policies, a very important function. All information provided will remain confidential; individual organizations will not be
released or published. Please email the completed information to asw@as-w.com or fax it back to 908.654.5294. If you have
any questions, please call Anne Strauss-Wieder at 908.654.5144.
Thank you for your assistance!!
Please provide us with a contact if we have any questions regarding the information provided:
Name:

Phone:

Organization:

Email:

1.

Please complete the table below regarding ongoing operating and maintenance expenditures associated with
cargo and passenger movements through your port.

Expenditure
Type
Labor Costs:
Terminal labor costs
Govt agency labor costs
Security-related labor
costs
Agency
Costs/Charges:
Dockage charges
Wharfage charges
Govt agency charges
for inspection, immigration, etc.
Public agency taxes
and fees
Supplies:
Chandler/Provisions
Office Supplies
Cleaning/Laundry
Minor Equipment
Minor Repairs
Services:
Private sector security
Data processing
Waste removal
Financial/accounting
Medical
Utilities:
Electricity
Sewer
Bunkers:
Form MA-1052 05/2011

Has there been a change for this
type of expenditure since 2000?
Please check box below:
No
Increase
Decrease
Change
in Cost
in Cost
In Cost

What percent increase or decrease in cost has occurred since 2000?
10%

20%

30%

50%

75%

100%

150%

200%

Other %:
Please
specify

Expenditure
Type

Has there been a change for this
type of expenditure since 2000?
Please check box below:
No
Increase
Decrease
Change
in Cost
in Cost
In Cost

What percent increase or decrease in cost has occurred since 2000?
10%

20%

30%

50%

75%

100%

150%

200%

Other %:
Please
specify

Oil
Inland Movement:
Long Distance Trucking
Short Distance Trucking
Barge
Rail Movements

2.

Please list any expenditure types missing from the table above, along with the average cost:
Expenditure Type

3.

Brief Description

Average Cost (please indicate per
TEU, ton or vehicle)

Please review the list below of the capital and construction expenditure types that are in the current version of the Kit. In the existing
Types, please cross out any type that should be eliminated. Using the “new types” table, please add types that are missing, with particular attention to potential spending for security, inspection, environmental (including alternatively fueled equipment) and new technologies.
Please provide a brief description of each type added, including examples of the types of equipment and installations required.

Existing Capital and Construction Types
Property Acquisition and Site Purchase
Bulkheads/Dockside/Berths Work
Site Preparation:
Fill
Paving
Demolition
Structures:
Administration buildings
Sheds and warehouses
Passenger terminals
Dockside:
Cranes
Gangways
Conveyors

Gate Equipment:
Gates
Booths
Signals
Variable Signs
Security Equipment
Inland Transport:
Locomotives and switching engines
Chassis

Yard Equipment:
Forklifts
Straddle Loaders
Side Loaders
Overhead Cranes
Conveyors
Container Racking Systems
Spiralveyors
Concrete Pods/Curb Strips

New Capital and Construction Expenditure Types
Name of Type

Form MA-1052 05/2011

On- and near-dock rail terminals (including on-dock intermodal
yards, rail track within the port and rail within the region directly
needed for the movement of maritime cargo)
Channels:
Channel Deepening
Maintenance Dredging
Services:
Port Agency Overhead
Engineering, architectural and contingency
Legal Services
Telecommunications and Computer Equipment:
Fiber
Cable
Computers
Radio Frequency Equipment
Telecommunications Equipment
Electronic Tags
Lighting/Electrical:
Yard and Gate Lighting
Plugs/Outlets for Containers and Reefers
Waterborne:
Ferries, tugs and other marine equipment

Description and Examples