Much of the freight transported within the United States, and the vast majority of that moved in international commerce, uses the nation's marine transportation system (MTS). The system is varied and immense. It consists of thousands of miles of navigable channels, hundreds of port complexes, and thousands of terminals located along the nations lake, river, and coastal waterways. It involves tens of thousands of shippers and carriers, who operate a wide range of vessels from this country and abroad, from river barges to the largest oceangoing vessels. Manufactured goods are brought into and shipped out of the country in standardized marine containers transported by the thousands in vessels that regularly cross the oceans. Commodities essential to the economy and daily lives of Americans, such as minerals, building materials, energy, and farm products, are moved in bulk across the country and to and from other regions of the world on the rivers, lakes, and oceans. The waterways are connected to the nation's other modes of transportation, such as highways, railroads, and pipelines. Together they form a vast freight system that has become integrated with the production process itself. The performance of the MTS affects the location of businesses, their operations and practices, and the demand for the goods and materials they produce and ultimately the productivity and competitiveness of U.S. producers and the prices paid by U.S. consumers.
Marine Transportation System and the Federal Role. Measuring Performance, Targeting Improvement
2004
202 pages
Report
No indication
English
Marine & Waterway Transportation , Marine transportation , Transportation systems , Transportation safety , Infrastructure , National security , Freight transportation , Commodities , Intermodal transportation systems , Ports , Harbors , Waterways , Businesses , Productivity , Competition , Performance , International trade , Evaluation
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