Tonnage Reporting
Tonnage: VORs v LPMS
Currently, there are 2 reporting methods being used. The LPMS (Lock Performance Monitoring System) and Vessel Operating Reports (VORs), which are required by law to be submitted to the Institute of Water Resources (IWR), a division of the US Army Corps of Engineers. The lock performance measurement system (LPMS) is collected at the Corps lock by…
Read MorePort Professionals Meeting: Updating O & D’s for Tonnage Sake
Back in 2014, IRPT started a “Tonnage Reporting Campaign” in an effort to educate the waterway users on the critical need of reporting tonnage. We have made many accomplishments since then, including signing a Memorandum of Common Purpose with the U.S. Army Corp’s Institute of Water Resources. To keep the momentum going, IRPT is now…
Read MoreTonnage Reporting: IRPT Request for Information
Members, Through the historic Memorandum of Common Purpose recently signed by the Institute of Water Resources (U.S. Army Corps) and Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals (more information below), it is our vision to navigate a path forward through strategic partnerships, such as with the Institute of Water Resources (IWR) for an accurate reporting system with…
Read MoreTonnage Reporting: VOR vs. LPMS
Currently, there are 2 reporting methods being used. The LPMS (Lock Performance Monitoring System) and Vessel Operating Reports (VORs) required by law to be submitted to the Institute of Water Resources (IWR), a division of the US Army Corps of Engineers. The lock performance measurement system (LPMS) is collected at the Corps lock by the…
Read MoreIRPT and U.S. Army Corps, IWR sign Memorandum of Common Purpose
September 12, 2018: Cindy Cutrera, Port of Morgan City and President of Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals and Dr. Joe Manous, Jr., Director for the Institute of Water Resources (IWR) of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed the Memorandum in New Orleans, Louisiana on September 12th. Through the IWR, the Navigation and Civil Works…
Read MoreTransportation Facts and Information Card
If you have not seen it yet, the 2015 Transportation Facts and Information Card is available. Please access the .pdf document here. In November, we met with Tom Podany, Director of the Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center, at his office in New Orleans. We discussed multiple topics including: How to get more inland ports recognized by IWR:…
Read MoreWho Should Be Reporting?
Since the August 30th email, I have received a lot of questions about the fines and again, “Who should be Reporting”. I sent Tom Podany (Director of the Institute for Water Resources (IWR) and email asking about different situations. Again, the major question all around is ‘Who should be reporting’. Is it the terminal operator,…
Read MoreTonnage Reporting Fine Reminder
Did you know there is a $5,000 fine for not reporting your tonnage to the Institute for Water Resources? Please find a letter I received detailing the fines here. It states, “that owners, agents, master, and clerks of vessels and other craft plying upon the navigable waters of the United States, and all individuals and…
Read MoreTonnage Report Webinar
If you missed the January webinar for tonnage reporting, Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals will host a second webinar on Thursday, February 12, 2015 at 2:00 pm central time. Do you own a barge? Do you lease a barge? Do you dredge materials either for channel maintenance or mining purposes? If you answered yes to…
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