Use of Containers to Carry Bulk and Break Bulk Commodities and Their Impact on Gulf Region Ports and International Trade : Research Project Capsule

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• Corporate Creators:
  Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Containers
  • Containing equipment
  • Hydraulic structures
  • Canals and waterways
  • Canals
  • Locks (Waterways)
  • Lock chambers
  • Lock gates
  • Lift gates (Locks)
  • Containers
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  13-7SS
• Resource Type:
  Booklet/Pamphlet
• Geographical Coverage:
  Louisiana
• Edition:
  Research project capsule.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Abstract:
  Since their introduction in the 1950s, the use of containers now represents roughly 90% of ; world trade. Their acceptance as the common denominator in international shipping has had ; profound impacts throughout the shipping industry. More recently, two new impacts of ; containers are being felt: (1) significantly larger vessels, called “mega” ships with capacity of ; 12,500+TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) and a draft of 50 ft. are now deployed on main trade ; lanes; and (2) terminals are being redesigned and reequipped to serve these ships, requiring ; deeper berths and larger cranes. The pending 2015 expansion of the Panama Canal will accelerate ; these two trends. Their impact on the U.S. Gulf Coast ports is the main concern of this study.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/25088/dot_25088_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 222.63 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b674b9398fa7e781380aa9c9a06f2e0a8000224fa1cf90d8602aec364e591724