Guidebook : potential policies and incentives to encourage movement of containerized freight on Texas inland waterways.

Kruse, C. James; Morgan, Curtis Alan; Hutson, Nathan Mark

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Guidebook : potential policies and incentives to encourage movement of containerized freight on Texas inland waterways.

2009-02-01
By Kruse, C. James ; Morgan, Curtis Alan ; Hutson, Nathan Mark

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English

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Potential policies and incentives to encourage movement of containerized freight on Texas inland waterways : guidebook ; Potential policies and incentives to encourage movement of containerized freight on Texas inland waterways ; Project title: Development of potential policies and incentives to encourage movement of containerized freight on Texas inland waterways
Creators:

Kruse, C. James ; Morgan, Curtis Alan ; Hutson, Nathan Mark
Corporate Creators:

Texas Transportation Institute
Corporate Contributors:

Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
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Publication/ Report Number:

FHWA/TX-09/0-5937-P1
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Texas
Edition:

Product.
Corporate Publisher:

Texas Transportation Institute
Abstract:

This guidebook is designed to answer three basic questions: ; 1. Why is the Texas Department of Transportation interested in moving more cargo by water? ; 2. What are the potential benefits of moving more cargo by water? ; 3. What specific steps can TxDOT or the State of Texas take to encourage more waterborne freight ; movements? ; It describes the need for increased utilization of marine freight options, summarizes what other Gulf states ; are doing, looks at the challenges involved, describes the potential benefits of increasing the utilization of ; marine freight options, and recommends several steps TxDOT could pursue in the short term to encourage ; more waterborne shipments along the coast. A chapter of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding ; “Short Sea Shipping” or “Marine Highways” is included for readers who do not regularly deal with marine ; transportation issues.
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PDF
Funding:

Project No. 0-5937
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16860/dot_16860_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF - 336.00 KB]
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US Transportation Collection
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urn:sha256:e25f531291893cbed813fd7d5fe9aebde2fac7bc6938947b146852d513198b8f

File Language:

English

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