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This presentation is the property of Associated Terminals & Turn Services, created with the help of various maritime industry partners for educational use only.
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No Two Days Are The Same!
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Amazing
Future!
High
Paying Careers
Cha-Ching!
Why Are You
Here Today?
Why Are You Here Today?
To Learn About Career
Paths on the Waterways!
To Learn About the Importance of Waterborne
Transportation!
To Learn About the Diversity of
Careers!
To Learn About the Importance of the Waterways!
Why Are You
Here Today?
Global Shipping
Transportation & Logistics
Overseas Port
Cargo is loaded on ocean vessel in Laem Chabang, Thailand
Ocean Transit
Cargo shipped to the US from almostevery country in the world
Cargo Handling
Cargo is transloaded from ship to their method of intercontinental shipping
Barging
Transit Methods
Rail
Trucking
Goods and cargo are shipped around the US via tracks, rivers, or roads.
Processing
Goods and cargos are taken to processing plants and warehouses, where they are then transfered to industrial plants, your local supermarket, or directly to your door!
Global Map
10.7 BILLION TONS OF CARGO ARE IMPORTED/EXPORTED ANNUALLY VIA OCEAN VESSELS WORLDWIDE.
U.S.A.
Where are you on the Map?
U.S.A. Map
3 BILLION TONS ARE IMPORTED/EXPORTED VIA OCEAN VESSELS FROM U.S. PORTS ANNUALLY.
500 MILLION TONS ARE IMPORTED/EXPORTED ANNUALLY OUT OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
The U.S.
Inland
Waterway
System
Baton Rouge, LA
Port of Baton Rouge
- Located in Port Allen, LA.
- Situated at the convergence of the Mississippi River and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
- Project cargo, plastics, containers, project cargo, sugar, forest products, biomass, steel, ores, grains, petroleum, specialty chemicals, and molasses.
- Head of deepwater navigation on the Mississippi River (ocean vessels cannot go beyond 253 AHP)
The Head of
Deepwater
Navigation
Louisiana's
Economic Impact
Channahon, IL
- Located on the Illinois River between river mile 271 and 286.
- Term point for most major shippers upon the Illinois Waterway.
- Consists of 9 locks and dams.
- 49 million tons of freight moved within the system annually.
- Provide bulk commodities to 15 different facilities ranging from food grade materials, crude oils to aggregate.
Illinois'
Economic Impact
Alberici Constructors
Cincinnati, OH
- 226 miles of marine highway on the Ohio River.
- 144 docks and terminals.
- 43 million annual tons of cargo.
- Supplying raw materials for construction, manufacturing, and agriculture.
- Helping Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana farmers feed the world.
Ohio's
Economic Impact
Dubuque, IA
- Located on the Mississippi River where Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin meet at mile marker 579.4 of the Upper Mississippi.
- Is home to the US Army Corps of Engineers’ Mississippi River Lock and Dam #11
- The City of Dubuque has prime riverfront industrial property with existing barge-docking facilities on the Mississippi River available for lease. The properties are located in a harbor protected from river current and the city of Dubuque is protected by a floodwall/levy.
- Dubuque’s riverfront offers direct access to multi-modal transport methods:
- 3 rail lines (Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Canadian National, and Canadian Pacific) with a switching yard within one mile of the harbor.
- Barges (existing docking and loading facilities).
- Four four-lane highways (US151 South, US151 North, US61, US20) with connections to Interstate Highways 90, 94, 35, 74, 88, and 80.
- 3 Mississippi River Bridge crossings into Illinois and Wisconsin (two for vehicles, one for train).
- The Port of Dubuque is home to the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, the Port of Dubuque Marina, and other attractions.
Iowa's
Economic Impact
Little Rock, AR
Located on the Arkansas River
Intermodal transportation facilities for an undisrupted logistics chain
Handles over 12 million tons a year
Immediate, dual rail access to both Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroads
More than 40 businesses are active within the Port’s 4,000-acre industrial park
Arkansas'
Economic Impact
Memphis, TN
Second largest inland port on the shallow draft portion of the Mississippi River
Terminal facilities moving products such as: petroleum, tar, asphalt, cement, steel, coal, salt, fertilizers, rock & gravel, and grains.
$8.46 billion – Total annual economic impact
7,145 – Direct jobs
Tennessee's
Economic Impact
New Orleans, LA
Port NOLA
- Diverse deepwater port uniquely located on the Mississippi River near the Gulf of Mexico.
- Four lines of business — cargo, rail, industrial real estate and cruises.
- Container, breakbulk, heavy lift, temperature-sensitive cargo and bulk transload.
- Average salary of companies located on Port NOLA property is $74,000 per year.
Louisiana's
Economic Impact
Owensboro, KY
Located at Mile 759 on the Ohio River
800,000 tons of cargo handled on a yearly basis
Central location provides opportunity to deliver goods and materials to 50% of the nation’s population within one day’s travel time.
Riverport plays an important role in the promotion of commerce in the region.
Access to river, rail, and major highway systems
Kentucky's
Economic Impact
Paducah, KY
Paducah is located at the confluence of the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers. In all, Paducah has access to four navigable rivers including the Mississippi and Cumberland Rivers.
Paducah is at the center of waterways linking Pittsburgh, Mobile, the Gulf of Mexico, New Orleans, St. Louis and Minneapolis/St. Paul. Only New Orleans, with its ships, towboats and petrochemical industry, has a bigger inland river presence.
Paducah is considered a national hub for river transport.
Five of Paducah’s Top 25 Regional Employers are river towing companies. Twelve barge companies have operating or corporate headquarters here. There are five major inland shipyards in the region that service the vast majority of the nation’s inland river towboats and barge fleets.
Paducah has an inland port facility on 48 acres located between river mile 1.3 and 2.0 on the left descending bank of the Tennessee River, near its confluence with the Ohio River.
Paducah is home to the Seamen’s Church Institute Maritime Education Center which provides training for mariners using some of the world’s most sophisticated computer equipment.
Paducah is directly serviced by two Class I railroads, the Canadian National (CN) and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF). The Paducah & Louisville (P&L) short line provides low-cost access to two additional Class I railroads, CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern (NS). Additionally, the Union Pacific (UP) has trackage rights through Paducah.
Kentucky's
Economic Impact
Pittsburgh, PA
Port District covers 12 counties and over 200 miles of commercially-navigable waterways in western Pennsylvania.
Includes the three major rivers in southwestern PA: the Allegheny, the Monongahela, and the Ohio.
This waterway is made navigable by a system of 17 locks and dams.
Port supports over 200 river terminals and barge industry service suppliers.
Handled 26 million tons of cargo in 2017.
Pennsylvania's
Economic Impact
Point Pleasant, WV
Huntington area is located in the heart of the Tri-State region of West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky. This area is just a few hours’ drive from Pittsburgh, PA, Cincinnati, OH, Columbus, OH and Louisville, KY along a strategic east-west corridor.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District is headquartered in Huntington and is one of 43 Corps Districts worldwide. It is responsible for 311 miles of the Ohio River, along with the tributary rivers and drainage basins that flow into the Ohio River. In all, the District employs nearly 800 people and encompasses 45,000 square miles in parts of five states, including West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia and North Carolina.
Huntington is also home to colleges and universities including Marshall University, Mountwest Community & Technical College, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Manufacturing, the Huntington Junior College, St. Mary's School of Nursing and the Tri-State Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
West Virgina's
Economic Impact
Pascagoula, MS
Port of Pascagoula
- Located in the northeast corner of the Gulf of Mexico with a short distance to inland connections and the intracoastal waterway
- Full-service, deepwater port with 2 harbors that are a combination of public and private terminals
- Pascagoula River Terminal (West Bank)
- Bayou Casotte Terminal (East Bank)
- Numbers & Stats
- 115+ foreign vessels & 45 barges a month come through Port Pascagoula
- Roughly 32 million tons of cargo annually
- 42-foot channels
- Mississippi's largest port, Top 25 in U.S. (total gross tonnage)
- Commodities (mainly break bulk, heavy lift)
- timber products, steel, wood pellets, crude oil
- Green Marine Certified
Mississippi's
Economic Impact
Plaquemines, MS
Port of Plaquemines
Closest terminals to open water on the Mississippi.
14 major anchorages.
55,494,992 tons.
Coke, petroleum products, coal, grain-corn, soybean and wheat.
Louisiana's
Economic Impact
Quad Cities
Water access to the Gulf of Mexico, Great Lakes, and foreign ports via the Mississippi River.
Served by 46 public and private barge terminals that all have direct highway access.
37 million people living within a 300-mile radius of the Quad Cities, which means ready access to customers and suppliers.
Served by four interstates and over a dozen state and federal highways.
Reserve, LA
Port of South Louisiana
- #1 grain exporter; Top foreign trade zone (#124); #2 energy transfer port.
- 303M short tons of cargo via 4,402 vessels + 63,638 barges (2018)
- $24.512B current economic development investment.
- $83B in trade annually; 30,000 jobs (6 of 10)
- $1.8B in income; $14.4B in revenue; $72.5M in state/local taxes.
Louisiana's
Economic Impact
St. Bernard Parish, LA
St. Bernard, Harbor,
and Terminal District
- Cargo offloaded is transported to cities across the nation by barges, rail cars, and trucks.
- Bulk, breakbulk, general and project cargo.
- 40 different employers.
- 1,000 full-time employees throughout the Arabi, Chalmette, and Violet terminals.
- Features the only calm-water, deep-draft slip on the lower Mississippi River.
VIDEO
History of the Port
HISTORY
St. Bernard Port's Impact
IMPACT
St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District is located on the busiest shipping corridor in the world
ST. BERNARD PORT
COMMODITIES BREAKDOWN
Commodities
Transporting the Nation’s Raw Materials
Metallic ores and minerals, ferro alloys, petroleum coke, zinc concentrates, coal fertilizers, steel and lumber are just some of the important materials unloaded here from ocean going vessels.
Annual Tonnage
Annual Tonnage
Project Cargo & Breakbulk
The Chalmette Slip is uniquely designed to handle Project Cargo and Break Bulk Cargo because it is the only slack-water slip on the lower Mississippi River.
Project Cargo
& Breakbulk
St. Bernard Port Facilities
FACILITIES
Arabi Terminal
Deep Draft Slip
- 20-acre deep draft, calm water slip facility
- 1,700-foot-long channel
- 300 feet wide
- Five deep draft (+36 ft.) berths
- 40,000 sq. ft. dry bulk storage warehouse on lower Mississippi
- Dry bulk conveyor system
- 186,000 sq. ft. dockside transit shed space
- Deep draft mooring dolphins
(1)
Arabi Terminal
100-acre Warehouse and Marine facility
50,000 sq-ft warehouse
40,000 sq-ft transit shed with 5 acres of hard surface laydown
72,000 sq-ft lumber processing and storage facility with 6 paved acres of laydown
13,000 sq-ft Associated Terminal office building
2 state-of-the-art truck
weigh-scales
Rail Service
- 3 rail line spurs
- Handling 400 rail cars per month
- More than any other Norfolk Southern terminal in the region
Chalmette Terminal
Industrial Park
- 216-acre industrial park
- 660,000 sq. ft. of building space
- Headquarters for the District and also is home to a state-of-the-art Maritime Security Operations Center
- 50 tenants
- 100% occupancy
(2)
Chalmette
Terminal
Chalmette Mid-stream Mooring
- 1 deep draft, mid-stream vessel mooring and barge fleeting facility
St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District
- 33,500 sq. ft. St. Bernard Port Administration and Security Complex
- Home to St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation and the St. Bernard Legislative Delegation
Chalmette Facility Tenants
Tenants
- Sprint Nextel Property Services
- St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation
- St. Bernard Ecotourism
- St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office
- T-Mobile Central
- Tommy’s Seafood
- Veolia Water
- Verizon Wireless
- Whistler Innovations
- Woodwork Warriors
- AJSK Services
- All Service Machine Shop
- Associated Terminals
- AT&T Mobility
- Avenger Boats
- Boasso Global
- Senator Joseph J. Bouie, Jr.
- Bridges Management
- Callais Ice Company
- Chalmette Refining
- Chalmette Container
- Moran Plumbing & Heating
- Moran Solutions
- New Orleans Iron Works
- New Orleans Paddlewheels
- NOLA Electric
- Pierre Fine Furniture
- Rain CII Carbon
- Realures
- Reel Sets
- RLT Logistics
- Southern Chem Industries
- COIT of New Orleans
- Phil’s Seafood
- Rep. Ray Garofalo
- ALKO Air
- Gulf Container
- Hamilton Enterprises
- Senator Sharon Hewitt
- LA Express Roadside Services
- Manuel’s Supply
- Marine Splicing
- Mark Shiffer Land Surveyors
Meraux Mid-Stream Mooring
Barge Fleeting Area and Mooring Dolphins
- Two mid-stream mooring facilities with adjacent barge fleeting
- Capable of accommodating a cape size ocean going vessel carrying over 80,000 tons of cargo
(3)
Meraux
Mooring Buoys
Violet Terminal
(4)
Violet Terminal
- Two 800 ft ship berths
- 24/7 365 security and access control
Other Facilities
Tour Boat
The St. Bernard Port builds its tour boat dock for the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park –Chalmette Battlefield 1985.
Eco Tourism
In 2020, the Port leased its property located at 6301 Paris Road in Chalmette to a new business, St. Bernard Eco-Tourism LLC. The property, appropriately called “The Parish Marina”, has since seen immense improvements. Some new features added to the property by St. Bernard Eco-Tourism include a full-service marina, watercraft storage facility, boat launch, and a live-bait and tackle shop.
Other Facilities
GROWTH &
THE FUTURE
Growth & Visions for the Future
- Every year the Port’s tenants, users of Port facilities, and the Port itself are placing an estimated $325 million into the local economy
- The Port provides 18% of the jobs in St. Bernard—over 2000 jobs
- These jobs lead to an overall spending estimate of $581 million
- Economic activity associated with St. Bernard Port supports almost $14 million of state and local tax collections
- Original $75,000 investment in 1982, now over $120 million in intermodal facilities today
- Developed a state of the art 200,000 sq-ft finished product warehouse for ASR (Domino Sugar)
- The Port’s industrial parks, warehouses, and office space are at 100% occupancy
- 50 businesses located at
- St. Bernard Port
- 900 full-time jobs at the Chalmette and Arabi Terminals
- Additional 1200 indirect jobs were attributed to the Port’s tenants
- $111 million in personal earnings
Growth & Visions for the Future
- Retain and expand current business
- Develop 65 acres of the Chalmette Terminal for industrial and maritime operations
- Develop 12-acre Chalmette Vista Property for light commercial development.
- Build two additional transit sheds in the Arabi Terminal.
- Improve Highway and Rail access to the St. Bernard Port Terminals.
St. Louis, MO
Located on the Mississippi River between river mile 171.9 and 191.2 AOR (Above Ohio River).
Supports economic development in the City’s 6,000-acre Port District, which lies along the City’s 19 miles of Mississippi River frontage.
Served by six of the seven Class One railroads.
Handles more than 36 million tons of freight each year.
Major shipper of grain, coal, petroleum products, scrap metals, aggregates, and chemicals.
Missouri's
Economic Impact
Tulsa, OK
Tulsa Port of Catoosa
- The Tulsa Port of Catoosa serves as head of navigation for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System which runs 445 river miles from Northeast Oklahoma to the Mississippi River.
- The Tulsa Port of Catoosa is also a 2500 acre industrial park and home to 70 companies.
- Whether it is agricultural commodities, steel, petroleum products, machinery, or finished goods, it can be shipped in and out of the Tulsa Port of Catoosa daily using a combination of barge, truck and rail.
- The Tulsa Port of Catoosa provides an annual economic impact of $300 million to Oklahoma.
Oklahoma's
Economic Impact
Vicksburg, MS
Handles 4 million tons of freight annually
Only rail crossing of the MS River in the state
Multimodal services (bulk and break bulk), all-weather loading and unloading, warehousing, liquid warehouse facilities, barge fleeting, marshaling, barge cleaning and refurbishing
Vicksburg is one of 16 ports in Mississippi, and one of six along the Mississippi River
Port of Vicksburg
Port of Vicksburg
Located on a slack-water harbor, this 422-acre (and growing) port consists of a harbor channel 9,550 feet long, with a minimum 300-foot width, and a 12-foot minimum depth. The approach channel is 4,850 feet long with a 150-foot minimum width and a 12-foot minimum depth connects the harbor channel to Vicksburg Harbor. The Port maintains a 50-ton crane, one 15-ton overhead crane, all-weather loading and unloading, and 160,000 square feet of warehouse space.
The Port of Vicksburg provides rail, barge, and truck services. The Port is directly connected to the KCS rail line via the VSOR Connect Short Line and also connects to the deepwater Port of New Orleans for access to the Gulf of Mexico. The Port of Vicksburg handles a variety of bulk and break-bulk materials including steel, aluminum, ores, grain, and fertilizer. Truck traffic alone is in excess of 250,000+ trucks annually.
Mississippi's
Economic Impact
Facts &
Figures
FACTS & FIGURES
World Seaborne Trade
World Seaborne Trade
Globally,
10.7 billion tons
of goods are shipped on oceans, waterways, lakes and canals each year.
The tugboat, towboat & barge industry is the largest segment of the U.S. domestic maritime industry,
The nation's domestic maritime industry is an economic engine and a job creator which supports over
employing more than
70,000
American mariners
aboard its vessels.
800,000 Jobs
U.S. Industry Facts
91%
of all goods are transported on the waterways
Water transportation plays a critical role in
facilitating the nation's trade,
and contributes
$100 billion
to the U.S. economy.
LET’S BLOW YOUR MIND
Visualizing 10.7 Billion Tons equates to the number of:
1,813
71.3 TRILLION
Let us Blow
Your Mind
68 MILLION
Cell Phones
Great Pyramids of Gizas
Average
U.S. Houses
6.4 BILLION
434
THOUSAND
Cars &
Trucks
Statues of Liberty
Eco-friendly Transportation
Waterborne Transportation of goods is the single most efficient, economical and environmental choice for transporting freight.
One gallon of fuel can move one ton of cargo 616 miles by barge. One barge can move up to 1,750 tons while a rail car moves up to 110 tons and a semi-truck moves up to
25 tons.
Barge fleeting totaled 22,801 as of December 31, 2018, with the open hopper fleet totaling 6,248 tons, covered hopper fleet 12,893 tons.
1050 semi-trucks
216 rail cars
4.1x more fuel efficient than trucks!
Eco-Friendly
Transportation
15 barge tow
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Can you find your career in the maritime industry?
Careers
Government
and Military
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- U.S. Coast Guard
- U.S. Forest Service / Forester
- U.S. Navy
- U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
- Dept. of Natural Resources - DNR
- Watershed Coordinator
- Safety, Security & Stewardship
Government
and Military
Environmental Compliance & Safety Officer
Develops, executes, and reports on health and safety plans in the workplace according to legal guidelines. Prepares and enforce policies to establish a culture of health and safety. Evaluates practices, procedures, and facilities to assess risk and adherence to the law. Conducts safety audits and training seminars for health and safety matters and accident prevention.
Annual Salary:
$30,000 to $100,000
Minimum Education:
High School Diploma College Degree Preferred
Watershed
Coordinator
Work in particular watersheds to monitor water quality and to help prevent erosion and contamination in watersheds by working directly with landowners. They monitor stream and river quality and work with landowners and businesses to prevent soil erosion and pollution.
Annual Salary:
$40,000 to $90,000
Minimum Education:
Bachelor’s Degree and
specialized training
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservationist
State and federal soil conservationists work with private landowners and public lands along waterways to promote conservation. Advise on techniques such as buffer strip vegetation, filter strips, grassed waterways, silt ponds, contour farming, strip cropping, no-till farming, agricultural drainage systems, and other aspects of managing agricultural, private, and public lands.
Annual Salary:
$32,000 to $91,000
Minimum Education:
Bachelor’s Degree
U.S. Forest Service
Forester
Agency manages national forests and wild lands on and adjacent to waterways. They work with private landowners to manage land and vegetation cover and promote conservation. Advise in timber stand improvement, forest-related diseases, and harvest. Some federal and state foresters are also involved with fire management or suppression.
Annual Salary:
$40,000 to $90,000
Minimum Education:
Bachelor’s Degree and specialized fire training for fire certification
U.S. Coast Guard
Various Positions
One of the U.S. armed forces providing a persistent prescence along rivers and in ports. Aids in patrolling, water rescue, water safety education, and maintaining channel markers for commercial traffic.
Annual Salary:
$30,000 to $90,000
Minimum Education:
High School Diploma required, some ranks require Bachelor’s Degree. U.S. Coast Guard Basic and Specialized training required for various ranks.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Various Positions
The Corps is responsible for building, maintaining, and operating locks and dams and monitoring water levels and flood control. Maintain the navigation channel of the Mississippi. The Corps also employs rangers who patrol the parks and waters along the river, on the water and land under control of the Corps.
Annual Salary:
$35,000 to $122,000 (GS level dependant)
Minimum Education:
High School Diploma or GED, some positions require Bachelor’s Degree
College, Advanced Degree
or Industry Experience
College,
Advanced Degree or Industry Experience
- Purchasing Agent
- Administrative Assistant
- Cruise Director
- Marine Chemist
- IT / Computer Programmer
- Mechanical Engineer
- Journalist
- Photographer
- Wildlife / Fisheries Biologist
- Conservation Officer
- Radio Technicians
- Lawyer
- Accountant
- General Manager
- Sales / Marketing
- Logistics Coordinator
- Insurance
- Risk Management
- Human Resources / Counselor
- Environmental Manager
- Naval Architect
- Marine Surveyor
Vessel, Trade & Stevedoring Positions
Vessel, Trade & Stevedoring Positions
- Deckhand
- Tankerman
- Mate - 1st / 2nd
- Captain / Pilot
- Cook / Chef
- Diver
- Terminal Worker
- Bridge Tender
- Ferry Boat Operator
- Engineer / Diesel Mechanic
- Environmental Compliance and Safety Officer
- Vessel Engineer
- Surveyor
- Welder
- Electrician
- Pipe Fitter
- Crane Operator: Mid Stream
- Crane Operator: General Cargo
- Shipyard Superintendent
- Lift Operator
- Barge Washer
- Port Master
- Heavy Equipment Operator
- Terminal Worker / Laborer
- Machinist
- Oiler
- Clerk: Terminal or Vessel
Deckhand
Responsible for assisting in preparing barges for the loading and/or unloading of cargoes. Handles lines and cables in order to tie and untie ships, barges, and crane rigs. May perform minor maintenance on equipment. Provides directional signals to crane operators through flagging.
Yearly Average:
$42,000 to $58,000
Minimum Education:
High School diploma or GED
Day in the Life of a Deckhand
Tankerman
Responsible for the safe, efficient, reliable, and environmentally compliant operation of assigned area. Prepares barges for safe and complete loading and discharging of oils. Understands what the product is and how it should be transferred and protected. Participates in the maintenance of the boat and barges.
Annual Salary:
Avg. $60,000 - $80,000
Minimum Education:
High School Diploma or GED and 1.5 years working on vessels.
Mate - 1st/2nd
2ND MATE
Responsible for the safe and efficient activities of the deck crew serving during watch. Will perform any combination of the following duties; inspects deck machinery, rigging, and barges; coordinates watch schedules and activities with the Mate; and be able to perform those duties of a deckhand.
1ST MATE
Responsible for directing the activities of the deck crew; for the cleanliness, upkeep, and painting of the towing vessel; maintaining the safety and integrity of the tow; and providing guidance, training, and safe work instruction to members of the deck crew.
Daily Rate:
$240 - $280
Minimum Education:
High School Diploma or GED and 1.5 year of vessel experience
Welder
Performs numerous activities required in repair, maintenance, and rebuilding of marine boats and barges. Performs welding activities in all positions, climbing ladders and scaffolds, lifting heavy objects. They must possess the ability to work in awkward positions and function in a shipyard environment which includes extreme weather temperatures.
Hourly:
$20 an hour
Minimum Education:
High School Diploma or GED
Vessel Engineer
The Vessel Engineer's primary responsibility is to manage preventative maintenance and repair of engines and equipment aboard his or her assigned vessel. The Vessel Engineer is also responsible for the safe, efficient, reliable, and environmentally compliant operations of assigned area.
Annual Salary:
Avg. $70,000 - $80,000
Minimum Education:
High School Diploma or GED
Engineer / Diesel Mechanic
Installs, services, repairs, replaces and maintains all electric wiring and electrical equipment such as cranes, public address systems and electric motors. Installs lights and power lines, electrical outlets, electrical fixtures and hook up disconnects shore power and compressors, welding banks, etc.
Daily Rate:
$305 - $352
Minimum Education:
High School Diploma or GED and 1.5 year of vessel experience
Cook / Chef
Responsible for preparing and serving nutritious well-balanced meals to the crew and any guests. Cooks are responsible for maintaining the galley, dining room and associated equipment in a clean and sanitary condition at all times.
Daily Rate:
$220 - $240
Minimum Education:
High School Diploma or GED
Captain / Pilot
Responsible for operating a river towboat in the transportation of commodities on the inland river system, including supervision of the crew, maintaining the boat in a safe and seaworthy condition, navigation of the boat on the forward watch, administration of company policy and adherence to all applicable laws and regulations.
Annual Salary:
Range $120,000 - $145,000
Minimum Education:
High School Diploma or GED and
5 years of vessel experience.
Clerk
Terminal or Vessel
At the general cargo operation, the clerks are responsible for identifying, stowing and sorting cargo that is loaded or discharged from vessels into the terminal. Clerks will work with the Clerk-In-Charge to identify various cargoes and sort into proper areas. They are responsible for the documentation of the cargo, load lists, scanners and tally sheet completion for production reports.
Hourly Rate:
$17.50 - $20.00
Minimum Education:
At least 1 years of similar experience in a maritime/ industrial, or warehousing environment
Oiler
The Oiler is responsible for ensuring proper lubrication and routine maintenance of all mobile equipment, machinery, and other equipment. Perform pre-job inspections of deck ensuring there are no hazards and oversees the process of drafting barges.
Hourly Rate:
$17.50 - $20.00
Minimum Education:
At least 1 year of similar experience in a maritime/ stevedoring environment
Terminal Worker /
Laborer
The Laborer is responsible for assisting in the loading and unloading of vessels and the movement of various cargoes throughout the terminal. As a Laborer you would be responsible for the inspection of varies cables and rigging components of the equipment. Your work would also include working with different types of hand tools.
Hourly Rate:
$12.50 - $13.50
Minimum Education:
At least 1 year of similar experience in a maritime/ industrial environment (preferred)
Heavy Equipment Operator
The Equipment Operator will operate and maintain assigned equipment performing tasks, such as the transportation of various cargoes, as required while assisting crew with other duties. Responsible for the safe operation of assigned equipment (Track hoe, front-end loader, bobcat, etc) in areas such as ship/ barge holds, deck, and dock areas while navigating around other equipment and personnel.
Hourly Rate:
$15.25 - $19.00
Minimum Education:
At least 2 years of heavy equipment experience in a maritime/ stevedoring environment
Barge Washer
Team consists of a hose man and two helpers. The job consists of washing excess cargo out of the hopper utilizing high pressure hoses and siphons. The best barge washers understand the principles of hydrology and water flow at a very high level
Annual Salary:
Avg. $55,000 - $65,000
Minimum Education:
None
Lift Operator
General Cargo
At the general cargo terminal, the lift driver will operate and maintain assigned equipment on/ in terminal, and warehouse performing tasks as required, while keeping an accurate log report and assisting crew with other duties. Responsible for the safe operation of assigned equipment (primarily forklifts, man lifts, loaders) in areas such as the dock, open storage yards and warehouse.
Annual Salary:
$16.00 - $20.00
Minimum Education:
At least 1 year of heavy equipment experience in a maritime/ industrial environment (preferred)
Crane Operator:
General Cargo
In the general cargo operation, the crane operator will operate and maintain assigned cranes and ship’s gear performing lifts as required while providing guidance to assigned gang in the terminal and on vessels/ barges.
Hourly Rate:
$18.50 - $24.00
Minimum Education:
At least 2 years of friction and hydraulic crane experience in a maritime/ industrial or warehousing environment
Crane Operator:
Mid Stream
The crane operator will operate and maintain assigned cranes. Performing lifts as required while providing guidance to assigned crew of a midstream barge crane.
Hourly Rate:
$20.65 - $29.00
Minimum Education:
At least 2 years of friction and hydraulic crane experience in a maritime/ stevedoring environment
Career Progression
Deckhand
to Captain
Career
Ladder Illustration
Laborer to Production Manager
Captain
Relief Captain
Steersman
As a Captain, you are the crew leader aboard one of your company’s towing vessels. High expectations for safe performance, sound management and customer satisfaction are rewarded with even higher pay and bonuses.
Lead Deckhand/Mate
Tankerman
As a Relief Captain, your pay and responsibilities increase even further. You are now in charge of the tow and its crew when the captain is not aboard (rotating schedule). More “managerial” tasks will be added to your responsibilities. This prepares you for another step in advancing your career.
Deckhand
Sample
Progression
Ladder
Steersman will participate in an apprentice-mate training program designed to train the company’s premier pilots. Although the training is challenging, your company provides the resources required to accomplish your goals. Classroom and hands-on training prepare you for your next step as a Relief Captain.
As a Mate (Lead Deckhand) of a towing vessel, you are certified to navigate a towing vessel throughout inland and western river routes. With sufficient experience handling a vessel and increasing skill level, you can advance to Relief Captain.
Within six months, you can advance to Tankerman. This is a U.S. Coast Guard licensed position that qualifies and authorizes you to load and unload barges. Your company will pay you to attend a USCG certified training program and covers all training costs. After sufficient experience as a Tankerman, you can advance to Steersman.
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Deckhand is an entry level position on the vessels. No work experience is required, only a good work ethic and the willingness to learn. Your company will provide you with the knowledge and skills needed while paying your salary. From Deckhand, you advance to either a Mate or Tankerman.
up to $192,000
up to $126,000
up to $130,000
up to $51,000
up to $99,000
up to $160,000
Equipment Operator
The Equipment Operator operates heavy machinery such as forklifts, skid steers, reach stackers, and loaders to move cargo efficiently. Assists in setting up and breaking down port equipment used for container and bulk cargo handling.
Crane Operator
Production Manager
Laborer
Foreman
up to $26/Hr
The Foreman oversees stevedoring and cargo operations, ensuring efficiency and safety on-site. Supervises and coordinates deckhands, flaggers, and equipment operators.
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Sample Progression
Ladder
Crane Operators operates cranes to lift, move, and position large cargo loads, such as shipping containers, bulk materials, and heavy equipment. Communicates with flaggers and stevedores for precise cargo placement.
The Laborer or Deckhand performs manual tasks such as loading and unloading cargo, cleaning work areas, and assisting skilled workers. The Flagger directs the movement of vehicles and equipment in the port area to ensure safety and efficiency.
The production manager or ship superintendent works with the ship crew, surveyors, port captains, agents, logistics personnel, and operations personnel to oversee the transloading of cargo and commodities either into or out of the vessel to other modes of transportation.
Oiler
The Oiler maintains and lubricates engines, winches, and other mechanical components of vessels and port machinery. Performs minor repairs on equipment and other machinery.
up to $30/Hr
up to $40/Hr
up to $20/Hr
up to $125,000
up to $26/Hr
How to Land & Keep the Job
How to Land the Job
Preparing for the Interview
Preparing
- Take some time to Google and learn about the company and position.
- Social Media – Clean it Up!
- Fill out the entire application. Attach a resume with your previous job experience.
- If no prior job experience, list any clubs, team sports, groups you've been a part of. Don't be afraid to list Babysitting or Volunteer work.
- Use a professional email address: JDoe2001@gmail.com
- Notify anyone you have listed as a reference.
- Answer the phone like your future boss is calling. You don't know who's on the other end!
- State your name on your voicemail. This way, the recruiter knows they've contacted the correct person!
Acing the Interview!
Interviewing
- Wake up at a decent time and get your mind ready!
- You don't need to show up in a suit or tie, but you need to look presentable. Khaki and polo or business casual.
- The interview starts the moment you arrived at your interview location.
- Shake hands with a firm grip with everyone in the room beginning with the nearest person to you.
- Make eye contact, smile, sit upright – good body language.
- Introduce yourself with your 'elevator pitch'.
- Answer questions in complete sentences and truthfully.
- Ask questions.
- Thank the interviewer(s) for their time.
- If you land the position, you will be drug tested.
Keeping the Job!
Careering
- SAFETY! SAFETY! SAFETY! It is EXTREMELY important.
- BE ON TIME. This is a 24/7/365 industry.
- COMMUNICATE with your co-workers and managers.
- If you're going to be late, TELL SOMEBODY.
- If you're asked to work overtime and can't, TELL SOMEBODY.
- If you're having an issue, TELL SOMEBODY.
- BE A SPONGE. Learn! Ask questions! Always be open to learning new ways and improving.
- BE AWARE OF YOUR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES.
- You live where you work. Keep your personal area, common areas, and the bathrooms tidy.
- Treat everyone how you want to be treated.
- Managerial styles vary by manager.
Career Training
All companies provide on the job training.
River
University
Technical
No Experience Necessary
Orientation
& Technical
Orientation
Orientation
- How to Build Tow.
- Basic Diesel Mechanics.
- Tools of the trade.
- Navigation Basics.
- PPE.
- Navigation Communications & Equipments.
- Life on a Boat
Continuing Education
Continuing Education
- Vessel Pilot
- Tankerman
- Mate Training
- Master of Inspected Vessel
- Crane Operator
- Forklift/Bobcat Operator
- Simulator Training
- OSHA 10 / 30
Safety & Security
- DOT Drugs and Alcohol training
- First Aid & CPR
- Electrical & Fire Safety
- Hazardous Communication
- Crane and Industrial Truck Safety
- Security Officer Training
- Water Survival
- Emergency Response
Safety & Security
Specialized Skills
- Licensing & Credentialing
- Crane Operation
- Computer Programming
- Logistics Coordination
- Operations Management
- Safety Inspection
- Surveying
- Welding
Maritime Glossary
Bank: The land alongside the river.
Barge: non-motorized vessel in which commodities are loaded into or on and carried along the waterways. There are multiple types of barges and multiple sizes of barges.
Deck Barges are flat top barges where cargo can be set on flat surface and transported. Deck barges are also commonly used as platforms for workers and machinery as an extension of landside infrastructure.
Hopper Barges are the most standard types of barges for the inland river system.
Tank Barges are used to carry liquid cargoes on the river system.
Berth: The water area, at the waterfront edge of a dock, reserved for a vessel, barge or boat; the place where a barge is tied up when alongside a dock.
Cargo: Goods accepted for transportation by vessels and transported in commercial enterprises, domestic trade or international trade by common carrier.
Dry Bulk Cargo is cargo which may be either loose, granular, free-flowing or solid but is not shipped in package form.
Liquid Bulk Cargo is cargo in liquid form that is carried in large quantities in tank vessels and handled through pumps and piping.
Break-bulk Cargo is general cargo packaged and moved as single parcels or assembled together on pallet boards.
Containerized Cargo is a packaging type in which many types of commodities can be packaged or 'stuffed' into containers and transported via the river system.
Channel: Area within the river that contains flowing water and commonly referred to the section of the river where commercial navigation takes place.
Coastal: Means the carriage of cargo or passengers for hire directly to or from the boundaries of the contiguous 48 states or the boundaries of the State of Alaska by ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, or Great Lakes.
Dock: The collective cargo and vessel handling area.
Dam: A barrier used to hold back water. This in turn, forms a reservoir where levels can be raised (to hold back water) and lowered (to release water). Dams can be used as a tool for flood control. Dams on the inland river system are commonly used in conjunction with locks, thus referred to locks and dams.
Dredge: A piece of equipment used to remove materials from the bed (or debris from) the river. Dredging is essentially the act of removing the material. Most often, dredging is used to deepen the channel to allow for barges to be fully loaded. There are various forms of dredging, including: mechanical, hopper, cutterhead hydraulic and airlift.
Fleeting: Refers to the action in which a barge is paused along the bank of the river. Fleeting can occur for multiple reasons. A barge could be fleeting while waiting for a tow to come through, or perhaps the barge is waiting to be cleaned and put back into service. Fleeting is essentially a parking lot for barges in the river.
Inland Waterways: Also known as inland rivers, or marine highways, the inland waterways are 12,000 miles of navigable waterways that carry goods to and from 38 states of the nation's heartland. There are multiple beneficiaries of the inland waterways with commercial navigation being a small percentage. Other beneficiaries include: flood control, hydro-power, recreation, ecosystem restoration and water supply.
Intermodal: This is an often misused term reference with cargo. Intermodal is any type of cargo that is transferred from one mode of transportation to another. This should not be confused with multimodal.
List (or listing): A barge or vessel that is not level in the water and is leaning to one side or another. Listing can be problematic in the transportation of barges. If a barge is listing 6 inches or more, the fleet or barge line will not move the barge until it is level.
Lock: A lock is a piece of infrastructure built in the river used to raise or lower boats, barges and tows between two differing levels of river. Much like a stair step approach, the locks along a river allow river transportation to take place even when the natural slope of the river would not have allowed.
Lock-free River: A free flowing river with no lock infrastructure. The Lower Mississippi River (from St. Louis south) and the Missouri Rivers are lock-free rivers.
Locking River: A river that includes lock infrastructure for commercial vessel traffic. The Ohio, Upper Mississippi, Illinois, Arkansas, Tennessee and Red Rivers are locking rivers.
Pier: A shore side facility to which a ship is secured. A structure used for loading and unloading vessels, which projects into the water.
Port: A facility, either publicly or privately owned, where cargo or passengers for hire are taken on or discharged for transportation by water.
River: A body of freshwater deep enough for waterway transportation. The river itself is made up of characteristics that allow for commercial navigation, including the depth, bed, banks and in some cases, locks and dams and river structures, including dikes, weirs and chevrons.
Shortline Railroad: Class IIII railroads that perform pick-up and delivery services within a port or industrial area and deliver traffic to and from connecting railroads for shipment beyond. They basically serve as the connection between Carrier A and Carrier B. Switching carriers also may have their own locally served customers.
Short ton: Used as a standard unit of measure in shipping, a short ton equals 2,000 pounds.
Shrinkage: (spillage) The amount of cargo that is lost in transloading from one mode to another. This can be due to human error, equipment malfunction, or accidents.
Terminal: A landside facility, typically privately owned, where cargo or passengers for hire are interchanged between modes of transportation. In many cases, private terminals will lease land from public ports for the use of public infrastructure, however there are hundreds of private facilities along the inland river system that own their own land and are not leased.
Tonnage: Primary metric system used to express the amount of cargo transloaded, transported and carried on the river system.
Tow: A tow is the combination of barges and the vessel pushing the barges. Tows can range from a 12-15 barge and vessel (on locking rivers) up to 45 barges with boat on non-locking rivers.
Transload: The movement of cargo from one source to another. For example, when cargo is moved from terminal to barge, or from truck to rail, this is considered 'transload'.
Trim the Barge: refers to the process of trimming or leveling the upper part of a cargo pile to place covers, or distributing the piles in a barge to even out the draft.
Upland Disposal: The activity of discharging dredged material to a landside area instead of disposing it back into the river.
Vessel Operating Report (VOR): A report to be filed and submitted monthly to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers containing vessel (boat and barge) moves (origination and destination), type of cargo (including passengers) and volume.
Prezi Script
for
Presenters
Resources
Cargo Handled from A to Z
Diversified
Cargo Mix
Alloys
Aluminum Ingots/T Bars
Barite
Bauxite
Beach Iron
Frozen Chicken
Clinker
Coal
Coke
Cold Rolled Coils
Corn
Direct Reduced Iron (DRI)
Dried Distillers Grain (DDG)
Ferro Manganese
Ferrosilicon
Ferro Sulphate
Fertilizer
Fluorspar
Grain
Gypsum
Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI)
Hot Rolled Coils
Ilmenite Sand
Iron Ore
Limestone
Lumber Products
Manganese Ore
Military Trucks
Mineral Sands
Pig Iron
Project Cargoes
Rebar
Resin
Rice
Rubber
Rye
Salt
Scrap, Heavy Melted Steel
Scrap, Stain Steel
Silicon Manganese
Slag
Soybean Meal
Spodumine
Steel Pipe
Steel Plate
Sugar
Supersacks
Talc
Titanium Slag
Vermiculite
Windmill Blades
Wire Rod Coils
Zinc
Commodities
DIVERSIFIED CARGO MIX
Cargos Variety
These cargos power the construction, automotive, technology, energy and agricultural industries of the U.S.
Supply
Chain
The Anatomy of a Chocolate Chip Cookie
Cocoa
(Chocolate Chips)
Vanilla
Baking Soda
Salt
Butter
Wheat
Eggs
Sugar
Paper
Chocolate
Corn Syrup
Where does the Snickers Bar Come From?
Sugar
Milk
Vanilla
Peanuts
Ben & Jerry's
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