TWOA & the Environment

Barges... Environmentally Friendly

Barge transportation is the cleanest, safest and most efficient mode of surface transportation.  According to a peer reviewed modal comparison study performed by the Texas Transportation Institute Center for Ports and Waterways at Texas A&M University for the National Waterways Foundation and the U.S. Maritime Administration:

• Barges move a ton of cargo 576 miles on a gallon of fuel, compared to 413 miles for rail and 155 miles for truck
• Trains generate 39% more CO2 and trucks generate 371% more CO2 than is generated to move same cargo by barge
• A single tank barge carries as much cargo as 46 rail cars or 144 tank trucks
• Members of the public are 2171.5 times more likely to be injured in a truck accident and 125.2 times more likely to be injured in a train accident than they are to be involved in a barge accident

For brochures and a downloadable PowerPoint presentation summarizing this study, go to the National Waterways Foundation website at www.nationalwaterwaysfoundation.org . 
TWOA - Working for the Environment

TWOA - Working for the Environment

TWOA members erecting shoreline protection at the
Aransas Wildlife Refuge in South Texas