Low-Flow Water Study for the Missouri River.

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Missouri Department of Transportation -- Low-Flow Water Study for the Missouri River.
• Creators:
  Gehman, Matt ; Sheridan, Dennis ; Kittrell, Kyle
• Corporate Contributors:
  TranSystems Corporation ; Missouri. Dept. of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Inland Water Transportation Inland Waterways Traffic
• Publication/ Report Number:
  OR09-004
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Missouri. Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  The (MoDOT) retained TranSystems to identify and review low-flow industry
  
  trends, equipment and strategies used in inland navigation settings throughout the United States and worldwide which
  
  may be transferable to the Missouri River and which could support an increase in barge activity on the Missouri River.
  
  TranSystems undertook several tasks to accomplish the study objectives, as follows:
  
  Low-Flow Issues of the Missouri River – an evaluation of current challenges faced by tugs and barges operating
  
  on the Missouri River.
  
  Interview Survey – a survey to determine challenges of moving cargo on the Missouri River and potential
  
  solutions to support expansion of cargo activity. Organizations interviewed include shippers of cargo, terminal
  
  operators, tug and barge operators, and government agencies.
  
  Market Analysis and Trends –a review of historical trends in cargo activity on the Missouri River and
  
  developments in the barge industry.
  
  Best Practice Identification – an evaluation of low-flow technologies used on other river systems in the U.S. and
  
  Europe.
  
  Potential Technology Solutions – based on the interview survey and technology evaluation, the identification of
  
  potential solutions that could support cargo activity on the Missouri River.
  
  Public Sector Benefits and Costs – proposed policy actions for MoDOT, and their impacts.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  RI07-036
• Collection(s):
  ITSJPO Digital Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:bd05f013ebb374d42003116df0ff1ec78fc7ed86a47be6c60eb37bb8409ae4d8
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/3282/dot_3282_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.83 MB ]