Economic Impact to Barge Operators and Shippers of Closing the GIWW

Details

• Alternative Title:
  TXDOT project 0-6807, Texas gulf intracoastal waterway master plan.
• Creators:
  Kruse, Jim
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Barges Economic Impacts Freight Traffic Oil Spills Shipping Traffic Delays Traffic Flow Decontamination
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  White paper
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  This task analyzed the effect that the March 22, 2014, collision and oil spill in the Houston Ship Channel had on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) barge shipments. Because the incident is so recent, the scope of the analysis was somewhat constrained due to data availability. This task report discusses the following topics: - The events of March 22, 2014, and the following days. - The effect of the incident on barge traffic flows. - Transit delays for shipments already on the water and the cost of those delays. - Shipments that were postponed because of the channel closure. - Decontamination requirements.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  0-6807
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4681da3e101da892f403587507899a76707e0e824c9c0689177db65d775cb0f01c9ffc6075452199483def0e7a337e23961621f85ca0df213ea11cb77bbb1120
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/30874/dot_30874_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.30 MB ]