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This page includes a variety of tools for members, mariners, and those seeking additional information about the GICA and waterway transportation. If there is an item you'd like to add, please e-mail webmaster@gicaonline.com.

Presentations (GICA 107th Annual Convention Presentations, New Orleans, LA August 2012)
CG New Orleans GICA Presentation	PowerPoint
CITGO Rankine GICA Presentation	PowerPoint
Eriksen Informaecon GICA Presentation	PowerPoint
FL Marine GICA Presentation	PowerPoint
Jones Walker Doyle GICA 2012	PowerPoint
Kirby Reioux GICA Presentation	PowerPoint
LCPRA Rhinehart GICA Presentation	PowerPoint
Ocean Policy Coalition Greenfield	PowerPoint
Rhodia Collins GICA Presentation	PowerPoint
TX GLO Young GICA Presentation	PowerPoint
USACE Accardo GICA Presentation	PowerPoint
USACE Desoto GICA Presentation	PowerPoint
USACE Landry GICA Presentation	PowerPoint
USACE OPS GICA Presentation	PowerPoint
USACE Rees GICA Presentation	PowerPoint
USACE Walker GICA Presentation	PowerPoint
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Presentations (GICA 106th Annual Convention Presentations, New Orleans, LA August 2011)
Galveston RR Bridge Update	PowerPoint
IHNC Surge barrier Update	PowerPoint
MSU Morgan City High Water	PowerPoint
Inner Harbor Surge Barrier Team	PowerPoint
Washington Perspective John Doyle	PowerPoint
USACE New Orleans Update	PowerPoint
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Presentations (GICA 105th Annual Convention Presentations, New Orleans, LA 11-13 August)
Col. Edward R. Fleming Commander New Orleans District	PDF 6.73 MB
GIWW West Closure Complex Greater New Orleans Hurricane & Storm Damage Risk Reduction System	PDF 2.70 MB
COL Steven Roemhildt District Commander Mobile District	PowerPoint 10.2 MB
Inner Harbor Surge Barrier Team	PowerPoint 10.8 MB
Navigation Update: Washington Perspective Jim Walker	PowerPoint 2.5 MB
Louisiana’s Master Plan Integrating Coastal Protection and Hurricane Protection Steve Mathies, Ph.D Executive DirectorOffice of Coastal Protection and Restoration	PowerPoint 20.5 MB
Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Investment Strategy	PowerPoint 3.1 MB
Inland Waterways Infrastructure	PowerPoint 1.9 MB

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Presentations (newest items are posted in red)
Baton Rouge Harbor Navigation/Wilkerson Point posted Jan. 2009	PDF 1.34 MB
Coastal River Information Service Real-time Electronic Data via Automatic Identification System by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers posted Aug. 2007	PowerPoint 2.95 MB
Development Along the GIWW posted Apr. 2007	PowerPoint 11.25 MB
GICA 104th Annual Convention Presentations 2009
Hurricane Protection to the IHNC Partnering Brief by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers posted Jan. 2009	PowerPoint 2.56 MB
Real-time Current Velocity System by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers posted Aug. 2007	PowerPoint 3.99 MB
The Silent Giant an overview of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway by Raymond Butler, Executive Director, GICA	PowerPoint 3.2 MB PDF 944 KB

Documents & Literature (newest items are posted in red)
ATON Knockdown Reporting Form Sector Houston-Galveston updated Mar. 2008	download 16 KB
Bolivar Alternate Route map	download 3.39 MB
Budget Request FY2009 posted March 2008	download 8.41 MB
Echo Depth-Sounding Device Exemption posted Sep. 2007	download 56 KB
Electronically Controlled Cargo Pump Engines on Tank Barges District 8 Policy posted Sep. 2007	download 312 KB
Galveston Causeway Railroad Bridge "A Close Call" video clip from the GICA	go there
The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Legislative Report, 81st Legislature by the Texas Department of Transportation posted Jan. 2009	PDF 1.78 MB
Houston Ship Channel Users' Guide posted Aug. 2006	download 2.33 MB
Hurricane Response Protocol updated June 2009	download 129 KB
Ship Ride Program from the Houston Pilots	download 11 KB
Inspection Discrepancies - Sector Houston-Galveston posted Jun. 2007	download 24 KB
Lifelines - Safety Tips that Could Save Your Life by American Waterays Operators posted Jun. 2009	download 288 KB
Maritime Jobs for Texas posted Feb. 2007	download 159 KB
Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) Fact Sheet posted Jul. 2007	download 34 KB
A Modal Comparison of Domestic Freight Transportation Effects on the General Public from the Center for Ports and Waterways, Texas Transportation Institute posted Mar. 2008	download 9.24 MB
Oversized Tow Permits - Sector Houston-Galveston updated Jul. 2007	download 21 KB
Transportation Worker Identification Credentials Program - Overview posted Mar. 2007	download 33 KB
Transportation Worker Identification Credentials Program - Summary posted Mar. 2007	download 25 KB
Uninspected Towing Vessel Exam Checklist updated Sep. 2007	download 86 KB
US Inland Waterways Map	download 647 KB
VTS Houston Chartlets by VTS Houston posted Jan. 2009	PowerPoint 3.46 MB
Why Waterway? GICA's brochure overview of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway	download 1.1 MB

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Other Sites
Little River Books Newsletter Archives	go there
US Army Corps of Engineers Inland and Intracoastal Fuel Taxed Waterways of the US	go there
US Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Data Center statistics and data on waterways and ports	go there
US Coast Guard Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) information	go there
Vessel Traffic Service, Houston/Galveston traffic information hub, facilitating safe and efficient transportation in the channel	go there

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