With the advent in recent years of very large commercial craft (VLCC) and ultra large commercial craft (ULCC), the United States has fallen behind many other maritime countries in providing suitable docking facilities. The shortfall in port facilities capable of handling the deep-draft vessels, coupled with rapidly growing volume of imports and exports of bulk commodities, has resulted in a critical need for improved port facilities in this country. Ship channel design criteria are discussed in terms of minimum width and depth requirements for various size vessels. Improved channel designs are presented for the ports of Port Arthur, Galveston, Freeport, and Corpus Christi.
Major Port Improvement Alternatives for the Texas Coast
1977
53 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Civil Engineering , Transportation , Marine & Waterway Transportation , Seaports , Channel improvements , Texas , Marine transportation , Harbor facilities , Docks , Cost engineering , Design criteria , Requirements , Depth , Width , International trade , Sea Grant program , Docking facilities , Deep draft vessels , Port Arthur(Texas) , Galveston(Texas) , Freeport(Texas) , Corpus Christi(Texas)
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