The following entities will receive direct tangible benefits from the C-CATS methodology:

1. The American People
2. Ocean Carriers
3. Terminal Operators
4. Inland Carriers
5. Ports
6. Importers and Exporters
7. Communities

   
1.
The American People
The handling advantages of C-CATS provide the American People the assurance that the greatest care and attention is being provided to port security, currently a gaping hole in the present administrations war on terrorism. Lower maintenance costs and dredging costs will save tax-payers billions of dollars.
   
2.
Ocean Carriers
Ships carrying their own containers will be able to deviate form preset routes to take advantage of cargo opportunities at unscheduled ports along such routes.
Drastic reduction in container inventories; from 5-8 containers per shipboard container Slot to ONE!
Elimination of container repositioning costs. Statistics show in 2000, $13Billion per year worldwide was spent on repositioning costs.
Eliminate the need for container road chassis (in the U.S. only)
Eliminate container control departments
Eliminate dedicated repair shops in ports of call for containers and chassis
Eliminate dependence on host countries’ highway rules. Container can now be loaded to maximum ISO weight cargo limits, as it does not have to travel inland. An 11% increase for U.S. bound "weight" cargo.
Reduce cargo damage resulting from unprofessional stuffing away from the marine terminal and by always having full containers.
Clearly separate liability on cargo loss and damage during inland leg of cargo shipping between ocean carrier and inland carrier.
Eliminate legal responsibility dispute with truckers for faulty or damaged containers and chassis and a consequential reduction of serious highway accidents involving containers and chassis.

   
3.
Terminal Operator
Reduction in marine terminal land requirements; (77% reduction in U.S. only, 63% average reduction worldwide) Eliminate expensive stacking equipment used to store containers in a yard since all containers remain on yard chassis while ashore.
Eliminate costly container stacking/ un-stacking/ transfer operations for receiving/delivery.
No more digging for containers to find the one that is required. The AS/RS performs this automatically with 100% accuracy.
Eliminate road & damage inspection of containers and chassis at terminals
Reduction in weather/flood/theft damage because all cargo will be in secure and patrolled buildings in elevated positions.
The AS/RS warehouse may be used as a distribution warehouse increasing earning potential to dispatch goods directly to the importer’s client or own place of business at any time.
   
4. Inland Carrier
Optimize utilization of equipment
Tremendous demand increase for U.S. owned trucking firms (currently container haulers are paid by the ocean carrier to move containers inland)
Improved communication between road crew and freight booking office
Potential just-in-time scheduling
Lower insurance costs
Greater customer satisfaction
   
5.
Ports
Simplify construction of new ports
Better utilization of waterfront land. Reduction in port land requirements
Permit lighter paving since the highway type wheel load specifications for the CATS method are much lower than those for container yard stacking.
Eliminate cost of deep-depth dredging because the cargo efficiency of the C-CATS method will abate the need for very large container ships. The estimated cost to dredge the Port of New York container channels to 50 feet is $2.8 Billion.
Reduce bulkhead construction costs attendant to deep water dredging.
Eliminate need for mega cranes to serve mega ships and allow existing cranes to serve their full useful lives.
Reduce/eliminate need for centralized container repair shops at ocean carrier hub ports.
Reduce port congestion.
   
6.
Importers and Exporters
Optimization of highway use.
Opportunity to eliminate and/or reduce intermediate distribution warehouse stops since the ocean terminal becomes the focal point for distribution of inbound cargo and staging of outbound cargo. Reduce smuggling of illegal substances, illegal weapons, terrorist instruments and fraudulent cargos through inspection of all cargo as it is transferred between container and inland conveyance via AS/RS warehouse under controlled conditions without interrupting cargo flow.
   
7.
Community
Reduce traffic both at the port and on the highways, therefore less need for highway building. Approx. three (3) 40’ containers are needed for every two (2) 53’ over the road trailer.
Increased fuel utilization efficiency and reduced exhaust emissions
Reduce pressure for port area expansion
Increased port security means increased community security.
At least 50% reduction of port container operational noise level. Better qualify of life. No more mountains of containers at our ports.
Finally, the C-CATS method will reduce losses from Container hi-jacking. The International Union of Maritime Insurance, the National Cargo Security Council, and the Interagency Commission on Cargo Security (ICCSS) estimate the losses in just the USA to be 75% of US$14 Billion = US$10.5 Billion annually. As the total annual throughput of fully freighted Twenty Foot Containers (TEU’s) in the United States is approx. 17 Million, this amounts to US$617 per TEU – average.
INVESTMENT  RQMTS. TO IMPLEMENT C-C.A.T.S.:
A high-bay distribution building must be built pier-side, allowing for the automated handling of Containers and cross docking of export and import cargo.