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Waterways Inadequate for Large Ships

US ports and waterways handle more than two billion tons of domestic and import/export cargo annually. But many of the nation's federal navigation channels are ill-equipped to handle the ever increasing sizes of ocean-going ships, a trade association says.

By John McCloud | Updated on February 21, 2007

John McCloud is editor of Industry Property Journal, from which this article is excerpted.

Washington, DC—US ports and waterways handle more than two billion tons of domestic and import/export cargo annually. But many of the nation’s federal navigation channels are ill-equipped to handle the ever increasing sizes of ocean-going ships, according to Warren McCrimmon, US delegation chair of the American Association of Port Authorities. In testimony before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development last Friday, McCrimmon said it was critical to provide the funds the US Army Corps of Engineers needs to maintain the nation’s deep-draft shipping channels and harbors.

“It’s crucial that the Corps has the resources it needs, not only to maintain federal navigation channels at their required depths and widths, but to plan for the future needs of these waterways as ships continue to get bigger and need deeper water in which to operate,” said McCrimmon, seaport director for the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority in Ohio.

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