Worldwide container demand has increased significatly over the past decade, due to growing international trade and the introduction of larger containerships on certain trade routes. The Texas Department of Transportation thus contracted the Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas, Austin to examine containerized freight movements in Texas. The objective of this investigation was to gain a better understanding of how containers move across the state, what commodities are shipped in these containers, to what degree container shippers utilize the Texas-Mexico ports of entry and to examine the potential for diverting containers from key highway corridors to rail. This report summarizes available information and data on the container sector and on container movements in and through Texas. A GIS platform (TransCAD) was used to map and display the available data. In the second phase of this study, the research team will examine the potential for diverting containerized traffic from Texas highway corridors to other modes, specifically rail.


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    Title :

    What We Know about Containerized Freight Movement in Texas


    Contributors:
    J. Prozzi (author) / K. Spurgeon (author) / R. Harrison (author) / S. S. Roop (author)

    Publication date :

    2003


    Size :

    210 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




    Containerized Freight Movement in Texas

    R. Harrison / C. Bhat / J. Prozzi et al. | NTIS | 2003


    Diverting Containerized Freight from Key Texas Corridors

    R. Harrison / C. Bhat / J. Prozzi et al. | NTIS | 2005