Port of Davisville utilization study : phase II.

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• Creators:
  Kroes, James R. ; Mangiameli, Paul
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Rhode Island. Transportation Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Short sea shipping
  • Optimization
  • Feeder vessels
  • Barge operations
  • Demand
  • Short sea shipping
  • Optimization
  • Barge feeder service
  • Demand analysis
• Publication/ Report Number:
  0002315
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Rhode Island
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of Rhode Island. Transportation Center
• Abstract:
  This project investigated the feasibility of expanding the Port of Davisville (Quonset Point, RI) to serve ; as a port of entry and departure for international container shipments. As an international port of entry ; (departure), the Port of Davisville would receive import (export) container freight shipments on vessels ; directly from (to) overseas importers (exporters). ; This project is a continuation of a previous research study, “Feasibility Study to Increase Utilization at ; the Port of Davisville (Quonset, RI)”, which was funded by a grant from the University of Rhode Island ; Transportation Center from January to August 2009. The previous study investigated the logistics and ; transportation issues associated with shipping containerized freight through the Port of Davisville. In ; particular, the studied focused on identifying local and regional customers that could reduce their ; transportation costs by utilizing a container barge feeder service between the Port of Davisville and the ; Port of New York and New Jersey. The previous study did not investigate utilizing the Port of Davisville ; for shipments directly to and from international ports (i.e. as a port of entry and departure.) The study ; proposed in this grant application will expand the previous research and investigate transportation issues ; associated direct shipment of containerized freight between the Port of Davisville and foreign ports. ; Utilizing the Port of Davisville for direct container freight shipments between foreign ports will possibly ; reduce the costs associated with shipping containerized freight for business, reduce port congestion at ; other east coast ports, and provide economic benefits to the local economy through job creation and ; lower shipping costs for businesses.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18664/dot_18664_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 154.63 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:152404024600dedf89c7d379469282b7651cab9ba395861ae9bfa90feeae461e