Well-run vessel traffic services greatly improved the safety and efficiency of the waterways. This paper described how the Pilots' Association for the Bay and River Delaware, had developed a system for the Delaware Estuary. The system was one of the few privately operated systems in the world. The paper listed the key elements necessary for a successful private vessel traffic and information service (VTIS).
On June 24 and 25, 1999, Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater brought together nearly 400 leaders from the transportation and technology communit...
This is the statement of Gerald L. Dillingham, Associate Director, Transportation and Telecommunications Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Di...
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