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      <title>PROCEEDINGS: WORKSHOP ON REDUCING TANKBARGE POLLUTION</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This workshop provided an information source for MTRB's Committee on Reducing Tankbarge Pollution and a forum for all interested parties to discuss the Coast Guard's proposals for reducing tankbarge pollution.  The workshop was divided into five groups with the following topics: Congressional Mandates; Technical Options; Personnel; Operating environment; and Insurance, Liabilities, and Penalties.  Each group was instructed to focus on the various ways of reducing tankbarge pollution and the problems and costs of each.  The Congressional Mandates group was asked to look at all congressional mandates that interact with barge transportation, in addition to the environmental mandates.  The papers in these Proceedings present a cross-section of the views, issues, and costs of reducing tankbarge pollution.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 1980 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>EXPLORATORY STUDY OF ADAPTING OR DEVELOPING COLLAPSIBLE CONTAINERS AND INTER-LINERS FOR USE IN SPECIALIZED RAIL AND BARGE EQUIPMENT</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A significant portion of rail and barge transportation energy is consumed unproductively in freight operations through the necessity of making empty backhauls.  In 1975 the transport of empty railcars accounted for more than 45 percent of the total freight car-miles and nearly 25 percent of the gross ton-miles.  Despite economic and energy penalties, empty car mileage has increased in recent years. Clearly, a reduction in empty railcar and barge mileage could lead to significant reductions in rail and barge energy consumption.  This report represents the results of an exploratory investigation into the use of collapsible containers and interliners as specialized equipment for railcars and barges as a means of reducing empty backhauls. The report contains potential solutions to the technical and regulatory requirements and the economic problems associated with the use of such containers and interliners.  It also contains recommendations on further research including the direction and scope.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 1978 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[On December 24, 1971, the U.S. Coast Guard published proposed rule making in the Federal Register which would, in part, require double-walls and double-ends for tank barges of 100 gross tons or more built, rebuilt, or converted to oil service after December 31, 1972. This requirement would not apply to tank barges that have a certificate of inspection for ocean or coastwise service under 46 CFR Chapter I when operated as the only barge in a tow. Subsequent public comment on the proposed rule making suggested that a double-wall and double-end regulation might impose a heavy economic burden on the towing industry without a prior and full investigation of the costs and benefits involved. The Maritime Administration and the Coast Guard accordingly initiated a joint study effort to assess the relative construction and life cycle costs of various inland tank barge designs, both existing and hypothesized, and to examine product spill and hull damage performance of existing tank barges. This publication is the final report of the joint study effort.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 1975 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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