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Great Lakes-St. Lawrence SeawayNew Cargoes/New Vessels - Market AssessmentExhibit 2-1: GLSLS SystemFEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL602' 578.5'572'246' 242'153'69'20'SeaLevelLake Superior: 383 MilesSt. Mary's River: Soo Locks—70 MilesLake Michigan: 345 MilesLake Huron: 223 MilesSt. Clair River-Lake St. Clair-Detroit River: 77 MilesLake Erie: 236 MilesWelland Canal: Eight Locks—28 MilesLake Ontario: 160 MilesThousand Islands Section: 27 Ft. Channel—68 MilesLake St. Lawrence: 44 MilesInternational Rapids Section: Three Locks and Dams, 27 Ft. Channel—44 MilesLake St. LouisLake St. Francis Section: 27 Ft. Channel—30 MilesSoulanges Section: Two Locks, 27 Ft. Channel—16 MilesLachine Section: Two Locks, 27 Ft. Channel—31 MilesTide Water Section: Deep Water from Montreal to Sea—1000 MilesIn terms of performance, there are a number of issues associated with the GLSLS System.Two of the most critical are the reliability of the locks and the scheduling of vessels throughthe locks. In competing for new cargo such as container traffic, transit times and thereliability of service are critical to any shipper who uses just-in-time inventory management.Improvements to lock reliability and scheduling will be important factors in getting shippersto use the GLSLS System. In this regard, the Seaway AIS network is a big step forward infacilitating the scheduling of vessels as well as providing information on trip costs, cargomatching, online transactions and account information and rules and regulation data. Forthe purposes of this study, it is assumed that the systems locks will be reliable and thatvessel scheduling is possible.2.1.2 GEOGRAPHIC REGIONThe New Cargoes/New Vessels study explores the container market potential for the 2,300-mile inland waterway stretching from the Gulf of the St. Lawrence River to inland cities suchas Thunder Bay, Duluth-Superior and Chicago and the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor. TheGLSLS System includes 15 major ports and some 50 regional ports that are connected tomore than 40 provincial and interstate highways, as well as 30 rail lines.As a result, the GLSLS System connects the manufacturing, agricultural, and mining areasof Central Canada, the Midwest, the Prairies and the Great Plains. See Exhibit 2-2. Eacharea while different is both a producer and consumer of goods and services and therefore acandidate service of container traffic.TEMS, Inc. / RAND Corporation January 2007 5
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence SeawayNew Cargoes/New Vessels - Market AssessmentExhibit 2-2: Study AreaExhibit 2-3: North American Ports and European DestinationsNot only does the GLSLS region cover over 20 percent of North America, but it is itself boththe largest production and consumer market areas of the continent. As will be discussedlater, vessels are able to use GLSLS waterways to connect the region’s producers andconsumers via the Atlantic Ocean and through the Suez Canal into the Indian and Pacificoceans to major markets and producers worldwide. As a result, the GLSLS economy is, butTEMS, Inc. / RAND Corporation January 2007 6
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