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Introduction

NDC Data Bases
Waterborne Commerce and Vessel Statistics

Port and Waterways Facilities

Dredging Statistics

Lock Performance Monitoring System (LPMS)

Lock Characteristics

General Inquiries

Complimentary Copies and Special Reports

Products and Services from the

Navigation Data Center

Navigation Data Center 7701 Telegraph Road, Casey Bldg. Alexandria, VA 22315

Introduction

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, through its Navigation Data Center (NDC), collects, processes, manages, and disseminates a variety of statistical data relating to foreign and domestic waterborne commerce, vessel and port facility descriptions, navigation lockages and dredging statistics. The NDC data collection and dissemination efforts encompass all the commercially navigable waterways of the United States. The NDC's data bank includes commodity tonnages, ton-mile statistics, number of passengers, specifics of vessel movements and lockages; descriptions relating to the various physical and operational characteristics of commercial port facilities, locks, vessels, and waterways; and performance data relating to the Corps' dredging projects. The sources of these data include monthly reporting from more than 1,500 vessel operating companies, lockage and dredging statistics from Corps' personnel at locks and district offices, and commercial port and terminal characteristics from on-site surveys conducted by NDC engineers.

Navigation and dredging information from the NDC's data bank consists of the following data sets: the Waterborne Commerce Statistics and Vessel Characteristics, the Ports and Waterways Facilities, the Dredging Information System (DIS), the Lock Performance Monitoring System (LPMS), and Lock Characteristics. Navigation and dredging information is available in printed reports, thematic maps, CD-ROM, electronic data transfer, and other formats based on special requests. Online computer access is available to the public through NDC's Internet Web Site, and to Corps users through the LPMS, DIS, and WCSC information systems.

NDC Data Bases

qWaterborne Commerce and Vessel Statistics
Data and Products: Waterborne Commerce of the United States (WCUS), Parts 1-5 contains statistics on the commercial movement of foreign and domestic cargo. Public Domain Data Base of WCUS contains aggregated information on waterborne commodity movements by 26 geographical areas. Tonnage for Selected U.S. Ports ranks U.S. ports for a calendar year by total tons, domestic and foreign. State Tonnage Report contains total waterborne commerce by state. Waterborne Transportation Lines of the United States lists vessel operators and their addresses, type and physical description of vessels, principal service, location, and commodity served. Estimated Waterborne Commerce Statistics-U.S. Totals and Selected Inland Waterways provides the latest completed year's traffic by commodity group and national totals. NDC handles special requests on a case by case basis for commerce and vessel statistics which are not contained in standard products. A charge for these will depend upon the nature and complexity.

Contact: Mr. David Penick, Chief, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center, (504) 862-1404; E-mail: david.penick@usace.army.mil;
or Jay Wieriman, Quality Control, Products and Services Office, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center, (504) 862-1402.

qPort and Waterways Facilities
Data and Products: These data consist of the physical and intermodal characteristics of the coastal, Great Lakes, and inland ports in the United States. Facility data include, but are not limited to location (latitude/longitude, NDC codes, mile, and bank); operations (name, owner, operator, purpose, handling equipment, rates, and details of open and covered storage facilities); type and dimension of construction (length of berth space for vessels and/or barges, depth, apron width, deck elevation, and details of rail and highway access); and utilities available (water, electricity, and fire protection). Fifty-six Port Series Reports cover more than 9,500 facilities in more than 200 ports areas. These reports contain detailed information as outlined above, as well as extensive descriptive material including project authorization, bridge/tunnel/railroad infrastructure data, meteorological information, and anchorage descriptions. All viable commodity handling and maritime service wharves are included, as are aerial maps and photos of individual facilities. Each of the 56 reports in the series is updated periodically (approximately every 10 years). All Port Series Reports include detailed maps depicting facility locations. For a complete listing of the 56-volume Port Series Reports, the latest date of publication, and price, see Ordering Guide.

Contact: Virginia Pankow, Manager, Ports & Waterways Database,
(703) 428-9047.
E-mail: virginia.r.pankow@usace.army.mil

qDredging Statistics Program
Data and Products: These data pertain to all contracted and Corps-performed dredging from pre-bid through completion. Information in the data base includes general contract data on name and location of the dredging site, dredged quantity, type of dredge, type of material disposal, dates of bid advertisement, bid opening and contract award, units of contract measurement, small business set-aside restrictions, dredging window restrictions, Government cost estimate, number of bids submitted, winning bid and bidder, small business status of bidders, and actual contract cost and quantity dredged. The data base also contains more detailed data of the cost and quantity of all bid items including the Government estimate. Disposal site and quantity data are captured and a table is dedicated to all contractor names and addresses. The current central data base contains information from 1990 to the present. Standard reports and custom products of the Dredging Statistics Program include contract advertising schedules, lists of contracts awarded, post-bid summaries, small business summaries, and statistics and reports sorted and summarized by specific data fields.

Contact: Virginia Pankow, Manager, Dredging Statistics Program (703) 428-9047; E-mail: virginia.r.pankow@usace.army.mil

qLock Performance Monitoring System (LPMS)
Data and Products: LPMS data consists of information describing the waterway traffic through Corps owned and/or operated locks. These data include the number of vessels and barges using the lock; type, dates, and times of lockages; entry and exit types; number of cuts; flotilla dimensions; vessel ID number; direction; lock closure dates and times, durations, causes and whether closure was scheduled; barge type, barge size, commodity type; and tonnages carried. Information collected from each of the locks is kept active in the central data base for the most recent 10 years. Statistics are published by NDC each month for selected key locks, and annually for all locks. Available standard products are: Monthly Key Lock Report, Summary of Lock Statistics and Overview of the Lock Performance Monitoring System. Custom reports are available upon request.

qLock Characteristics
Data and Products: The Lock Characteristics data base contains information on the physical aspects of all USACE-built, -maintained, -owned or -operated locks. Information is stored for each lock chamber in the Lock Characteristics data base. These data can be grouped into the following categories: Location - river name, river mile point, latitude/longitude, town, county, Congressional district, Corps district, Corps division; Physical Characteristics - length, width, lift, depth, gate type, number of chambers; Site Information - Lock operator, lock mail address, lock phone/fax number, radio call sign; Site Characteristics - Channel length, channel width, pool elevation, pool length, lake pool, waterway project, waterway segment, mooring, multiple use of site; Historical Change - Lock name, location, construction, replacement, transfers; Management Information - Fiscal year budget, number of Federal full-time-employees, project (CWIS) number, EROC code, authorized document, and district contact. NOTE: Management information is proprietary and available only to Corps users. Available products include: Lock Characteristics General Report, Operational Statistics of Locks and Dams on the Inland Waterways and custom reports upon request.

Contact: David Lichy, Manager, Lock Performance Monitoring System and Lock Characteristics, (703) 428-9052; E-mail:david.e.lichy@usace.army.mil

General Inquiries:

Main Office:
Navigation Data Center
7701 Telegraph Road, Casey Bldg.
Alexandria, VA 22315
Joyce A. Smith
(703) 428-9061
E-mail: joyce.a.smith@usace.army.mil

New Orleans Office:
Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center
PO Box 61280
New Orleans, LA 70161-1280
Peggy Galliano
(504) 862-1404-862-1473
FAX: (504) 862-1423
E-mail: peggy.a.galliano@usace.army.mil

Complimentary Copies and Special Reports Produced by NDC

General Information

Navigation Data Center brochure
The U.S. Waterway System - FACTS (updated annually) pamphlet
Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center- Purpose, Law brochure
USACE NDC, WCSC 33 CFR Part 207 Navigation Regs. . booklet
Navigation Data Center User's Guide
Federal Guide to Navigation Data

Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (WCSC)

Internal U.S. Waterways Tonnage - Annual Comparisons
Internal U.S. Waterways Tonnage - Semi Annual Comparisons
Internal U.S. Waterways Monthly Tonnage Indicators
Tonnage for Selected United States Ports report
State Tonnage Report (Total waterborne commerce by state) report
Estimated Waterborne Commerce Statistics, National Totals
and Selected Inland Waterways report
Summary of United States Flag Vessels report

Dredging Information System (DIS)

Contract Dredging Program: Advertising Schedule report
Contract Dredging Program: Contracts Awarded report
Contract Dredging Program: Contract Completion report
Custom Reports (upon request) special report

Lock Performance Monitoring System (LPMS) and Lock Characteristics

Annual Summary of Lock Statistics book
Quarterly Summary of Lock Statistics (upon request) book
LPMS Monthly Key Lock Report graph/report
Overview of LPMS NDC Report 90-L-2 book
Manual for Data Collection and Editing NDC Report 90-L-3 book
User Manual for Data Analysis NDC Report 90-L-4 book
Lock Characteristics General Report report
Operational Statistics of Locks on the Inland Waterways report

To order these reports or for further information contact the Navigation Data Center at (703) 428-9061.

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Comments or Questions Contact: NDC
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
CEIWR-NDC
7701 Telegraph Rd., Casey Bldg.
Alexandria, VA 22315
(703) 428-9061