This report analyzes the competitive position of the Great Lakes for containerized cargo. The container market is analyzed from the perspective of shippers and carriers. A pro forma cost analysis for a number of options of accommodating potential general cargo traffic is conducted. Comparative transportation costs per ton are developed for a Great Lakes routing and competing Atlantic coastal locations.
Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway Regional Transportation Study; the Competitive Position of the Great Lakes for Containerized Cargo
1981
98 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Economic Studies , Domestic Commerce, Marketing, & Economics , Marine & Waterway Transportation , Shipping , Great Lakes , Rivers , Inland waterways , Cargo ships , Shipping containers , Water traffic , Operation , Cost analysis , Routing , Comparison , Land transportation , Saint Lawrence Seaway , Water transportation
Great Lakes/St Lawrence Seaway - A System in Crisis
British Library Online Contents | 1993