Under its mandate to promote the U.S. maritime industry, the Maritime Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation requested that the Transportation Research Board (TRB) conduct a study to help determine where and how government action might assist in overcoming impediments and fostering efficiency in intermodal marine container transportation, especially through technological or institutional innovation. The report addresses the 10 key issues listed below: (1) Ship procurement restrictions under the Operating Differential Subsidy (ODS) program; (2) Federally imposed ship-manning requirements; (3) Military cargo bidding policies; (4) Environmental policy conflicts and costs; (5) Overweight container trucks; (6) Customs clearance procedures; (7) Intermodal equipment interchange procedures; (8) Cargo liability and responsibility regulation; (9) Creation of a federal intermodal coordinating office, and (10) Collection and publication of container trade data.


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    Title :

    Intermodal Marine Container Transportation: Impediments and Opportunities


    Publication date :

    1992


    Size :

    139 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English