CONTAINER PORT DILEMMA ON THE U.S. EAST COAST: AN ANALYSIS OF CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES
Container ports on the U.S. East Coast find themselves in a deep predicament. The shift in balance of power to their clients--the liner operations--has forced them to make massive investments of which some have been controversial. The author analyzes the causes and consequences of this extraordinary competition between container ports on the East Coast. The ongoing expansion plan in the Port of Charleston, South Carolina is used as a case study to highlight the issues. The author suggests a conservative approach to further port expansion that would best suit the needs of similarly situated ports and local residents.
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Authors:
- Shashikumar, N
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Conference:
- World Transport Research: Selected Proceedings of the 8th World Conference on Transport Research
- Location: Antwerp, Belgium
- Date: 1998-7-12 to 1998-7-17
- Publication Date: 1999
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 87-100
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Coastwise shipping; Competition; Container terminals; Expansion; Liner shipping; Operators (Persons); Ports
- Geographic Terms: United States
- Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00783925
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0080435904
- Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 1
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Feb 4 2000 12:00AM