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Category : Barges
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Waterborne Freight Transportation
Author: Waterborne Freight Transportation
Author: Alan Meyers (Writer on transportation)Publisher:
ISBN: 9781560515715
Category : Freight and freightage
Languages : en
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The AASHTO Waterborne Freight Transportation Bottom Line Report presents a comprehensive overview of the United States marine transportation system. It documents the importance of the MTS--ports on three coasts, the Great Lakes, and the inland waterways--to the strength and competitiveness of the nation's economy. The report details the challenges the system faces; and, it offers options to increase investment and better manage the MTS.
Maritime Trade & Transportation
Author: Waterborne Transportation Lines of the United States
Author: Freight Facts and Figures
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Category : Freight and freightage
Languages : en
Pages : 58
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Global Maritime Transport and Ballast Water Management
Author: Matej DavidPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 9401793670
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Ballast water management is a complex subject with many issues and still limited knowledge, however, it is building up on new scientific researches and practical experience. The Ballast Water Management Convention is the global legal framework which still needs to be implemented. This book brings together a long-term and newest experience from practical work, scientific research, administration and policy involvements, offering unique insights to readers who would like to learn more about this subject. It also provides recommendations and practical solutions especially important for professionals, administrations and organizations in the process of the implementation of this Ballast Water Management Convention.
Design of Contemporary Inland Waterway Vessels
Author: Dejan RadojčićPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030773256
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Inland Waterway (IW), or river vessels are in every respect different from the seagoing ships. The professional literature is mostly focused on conventional seagoing fleets, leaving a gap in the documentation of design practices for IW vessels. The principal attribute that differentiates river vessels from the seagoing ships is the low, or shallow, draught due to water depth restrictions. This book addresses key aspects for the design of contemporary, shallow draught IW vessels for the transport of dry cargo (containers and bulk cargo). Most of the logic that is presented is applicable to the design of river vessels for any river, but the material that is presented is focused on vessels for the River Danube and its tributaries. The term ‘contemporary river vessel’ assumes that the present-day technology and current Danube river infrastructure are taken into consideration in its design. It is believed that the technologies and concepts that are proposed here are applicable for all new vessel designs for the next 10 to 15 years. Other innovative technologies should be considered for designs beyond that horizon. Moreover, nowadays contemporary IW vessel must be in harmony with the Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) policies and hence special attention is paid to both ecology and efficiency. Note however that shipowners and ship operators usually tend to choose the conventional cost-effective transport technologies. Given that potential divergence of interests, the concepts and technologies treated here may be regarded as innovative.
Coal
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 030911022X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
Coal will continue to provide a major portion of energy requirements in the United States for at least the next several decades. It is imperative that accurate information describing the amount, location, and quality of the coal resources and reserves be available to fulfill energy needs. It is also important that the United States extract its coal resources efficiently, safely, and in an environmentally responsible manner. A renewed focus on federal support for coal-related research, coordinated across agencies and with the active participation of the states and industrial sector, is a critical element for each of these requirements. Coal focuses on the research and development needs and priorities in the areas of coal resource and reserve assessments, coal mining and processing, transportation of coal and coal products, and coal utilization.
An Introduction to Transportation Geography
Author: Julie CidellPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 153812940X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
This clear text provides a broad introduction to transportation geography. With an emphasis on the social and political aspects of transport, Julie Cidell takes a multi-scalar approach across multiple modes and places. She covers waterborne transport, starting with logistics systems; aviation and air travel; railroads; roads (including bicycles and pedestrians as well as cars); and public transit. Each mode covers global systems of transportation, how national identities or landscapes are shaped by transport, the impact of regional governance, the local scale and how it integrates with each of these systems, and how individuals and bodies are part of these systems as well. Throughout, Cidell considers the concepts of equity and sustainability in terms of past, present, and possible future transportation systems. She provides historical and current perspectives to help us think about our present situation and how we might work toward more sustainable transport futures.
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