Missouri River Forum December 10, 2009. Janice Luchan, Regional Sales Director 2.

Missouri River Forum

December 10, 2009

Janice Luchan, Regional Sales Director

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American Commercial Lines

— A leader in the barge transportation and manufacturing industries

— Headquartered in Jeffersonville, IN

– Northern Division Operations headquarters in Cairo, IL

– Southern Division Operations headquarters in Harahan, LA

— Operating on the U.S. inland waterways since 1915

— Over $1.2 billion in revenues in 2008

— Approximately 3,200 employees

— The largest inland shipyard in the country

— A fleet of approximately 2,500 barges and 130 towboats

— Core Values: safety, customer focus, innovation, integrity, value

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Primary Management Activity — Controlling costs

– Reduce number of personnel required to handle the same or more business

— Improving productivity

– Operating within our optimal geographic footprint

– Achieve higher transportation volumes with a smaller boat/barge fleet

— Achieving organic growth

— Continue to convert land based business to the water

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Our Operating Network

— Service focus on main river segments

— Core network focus for profitability, velocity, and utilization

— Operations realignment

— Scheduled operations to enhance yield on new and existing business

Core Network

Southern Division

Northern Division

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Our Operating Network

— Service focus on main river segments

— Core network focus for profitability, velocity, and utilization

— Operations realignment

— Scheduled operations to enhance yield on new and existing business

Scheduled Service

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Our Operating Network

Scheduled Service

Houston

— Service focus on main river segments

— Core network focus for profitability, velocity, and utilization

— Operations realignment

— Scheduled operations to enhance yield on new and existing business

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Our Operating Network

Scheduled Service

Houston

— Service focus on main river segments

— Core network focus for profitability, velocity, and utilization

— Operations realignment

— Scheduled operations to enhance yield on new and existing business

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Our Operating Network

Scheduled Service

Houston

— Service focus on main river segments

— Core network focus for profitability, velocity, and utilization

— Operations realignment

— Scheduled operations to enhance yield on new and existing business

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ACL’s History on The Missouri River

— Activity on the Missouri peaked in 1989 with the acquisition of SCNO Barge Lines.— 390 barge loads

— Activity dropped off in 1990 as ACBL fully integrated SCNO’s operations.— 127 barge loads

— Activity then took another significant drop in 1995 due sharp increase in dry cargo rates.— 32 barge loads

— The last of ACL’s activity on the Missouri ceased in 2003 with the closing of Blaske Marine.

— ACL no longer owns/operates any shallow-hull boats used in the late 1980’s.

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Strategic Planning

— In order for a river segment to be attractive to a barge company

– There must be volume potential

– The volume potential needs to be ratable and financially attractive

– ACL will operate on rivers with greatest lane density and loaded mile potential

– When considering expanding to new rivers, ACL would use the same metrics

– ACL certainly has the capability of providing modal alternatives on any river

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Thank you

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