GEC's Economics and Planning staff has provided consulting assistance to port and harbor authorities, terminal operators, shippers, and Corps of Engineers districts nationwide for over 30 years. GEC's Ports and Navigation Planning staff has conducted investigations for ports in the Arctic, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans; Gulf of Mexico; the Mississippi and Ohio rivers; and McClellan-Kerr, Gulf Intracoastal, and Atlantic Intracoastal waterways.
The broad geographical experience of the staff is accompanied by a corresponding breadth in the areas analyzed. The staff is experienced with inland and maritime water transportation, deep and shallow draft harbors, and recreational and commercial facilities. It has completed feasibility analyses for recreational harbor expansions, deep draft fleet and commodity forecasts for Corps of Engineers districts, strategic and master planning analyses for port authorities, market demand estimates for private clients, and economic impact analyses for port authorities and waterway organizations.
Capabilities
- Commodity Projections
- Fleet Forecasts
- Hinterland Origin-Destination Studies
- Traffic Surveys
- Shipper Interviews
- Waterborne Commerce Statistics
- Piers Data Analysis
- Section 107 Small Navigation Studies
- Port Completion Analysis
- Multiport Studies
- Intermodal Transportation Studies
- Short Sea Shipping
- Container on Barge Studies
- Port Planning and Capacity Studies
- Port Infrastructures Studies
