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      <title>TIME TO RETHINK INTERMODAL?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[After decades of failed promise, rail intermodal has finally taken its place as the fastest growing segment of railroad traffic and one of the most important of the railroads' lines of business.  While intermodal has been seen as the environmentally benevolent answer to ever increasing truck traffic on the highways and the steady pressure to bring in longer and heavier trucks, rail intermodal has also triggered a competitive response in the trucking industry.  Thus, capacity constraints, equipment supply, and the shape of operations all need a new look if rail intermodal is to keep growing, especially in view of toughening trucker competition.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 1998 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>THE U.S.-MEXICO CROSS-BORDER FREIGHT MARKET: PROSPECTS FOR MEXICAN TRUCKERS</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This article attempts to define some key characteristics of the U.S.-Mexico transportation market. The authors hope to contribute to the ongoing binational discussion by giving the various participants a better sense of the size of the market and the stakes involved in the negotiation. The article concentrates on the northbound flow of traffic because the data are more definitive and because the authors believe that Mexican carriers will use this traffic as a basis for entering the U.S. market. The authors also point out operational issues which will condition Mexican participation in the transborder transport market. It seems likely that U.S. shippers and receivers will want to consider using Mexican carriers because of their lower costs.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1997 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>OPTIONS FOR LONG DISTANCE TRUNKING IN THE LATE 1990S</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Two pressures encourage constant re-evaluation of rail freight option: environmental concerns and the fact that railways are less congested than roads.  Cost and convenience are the barriers.  Intermodal transport is a favoured compromise but infrastructure is lacking. Bimodal transport, in which the same vehicle acts as both road trailer and rail truck, overcomes this lack, since it needs minimal mode change equipment and offers pay load advantages in comparison with ISO containers.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 1997 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MARKET AREA OF RAIL-TRUCK TERMINALS: PERTINENCE OF THE SPATIAL THEORY</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The comparison of transport modes cannot neglect space or location. Road and rail networks differ greatly from each other in the number of access points; the choice of one mode over another thus depends on shippers' location in relation to these points. For freight, a spatial theory allows the author to compare road and rail-truck intermodal transport. By tracing the market area of rail terminals, the theory defines the zones for which each mode is the most competitive. It shows which factors guarantee profitability for intermodal transport. The market area of a number of existing terminals was set up by questioning carriers. The results confirm theoretical conclusions, notably the effect that the location relative to the terminal, the rail line-haul direction, and the length that the rail line-haul has on the size of the intermodal rail terminal's market area.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 1997 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DEREGULATION OF FREIGHT TRANSPORT</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Deregulation of freight transport is of vital importance to transport policy in the move towards a single European market. This publication assesses past experience with deregulation in a number of countries and reviews ways and means of making the freight transport market truly efficient.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 1995 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>IRON HIGHWAY TESTS PROVE INTEGRAL TRAIN CONCEPT</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Trials with the Iron Highway prototype integral train were completed last month at the Association of American Railroads' Transportation Test Center in Pueblo, Colorado.  Aimed at the US short haul market which railways have practically abandoned to trucks, its novel technology offers cost and quality incentives to entice truckers to switch to rail.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 1994 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>PROBLEMS, PLATEAUS BUT POTENTIAL</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[There are a number of influential factors in evidence that promise to restrain intermodal trade growth in the U.S. in the short term. As one senior port executive puts it: "We see growth as maintaining plateaus for two or three year intervals between increases." Such forecasts have, however, clearly not deterred investment in new intermodal infrastructure/superstructure -- this continues apace. Nevertheless, it may be as well for all major U.S. intermodal industry sectors to view these latest trade growth estimates as a timely reminder that they must "pull together" to maximise profit potential.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 1994 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A MARKET-DRIVEN CAR FLEET TAKES SHAPE</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The article looks at the seeming devastation of the freight car industry in the early eighties.  It discusses how the development of new car types to meet customer demands is giving an added boost to an alreaady-resurgent marketplace.  The surviving four broad-line manufacturers, Gunderson, Johstown America, Thrall Car, and Trinity are all strong companies with effective quality-improvement programs in place.  The forecasts are for a steady climb in the near term, and possibly for the long term as well.  Some of the areas of action reviewed are: intermodal; equipment for handling motor vehicles; bulk commodity cars; and specialty cars.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 1994 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>SPECIALISED BULK CARRIERS: THEIR MARKETS AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/166201</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This paper traces the evolution and behaviour of specialised bulk markets and the development of specialised shipment of bulk commodities.  In the period 1965 to 1975 the demands placed upon shipping necessitated change and innovation, and this period saw growth in every perceivable manner in the dry bulk trades.  The dual outcome, as the industry searched for economy and efficiency, were an increasing move toward the bulking of cargoes, and subsequently a higher degree of vessel and trade specialisation.  Such developments came to an end by 1975, after which there was a slowdown in both innovation and investment due to over-tonnaging as a result of high freight markets in the early 70's.  Some shipping services demonstrate considerable technological innovation in the application of bulking techniques, particularly in the fields of ship design and the cargo handling function. Future growth in minor bulk trades, the emergence of "new" bulks and the application of new technology will encourage the development of more new types of specialised ships.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 1981 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>WORLD TRANSPORT OF ENERGY TO 1985</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/163166</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This is a detailed analysis and forecast of energy transport services, the supply of transport capacity, freight market and reconciliation of supply and demand, policy options and their consequences.  Contents: Oil in International Trade; Coal in International Trade; Natural Gas in International Trade; Liquefied Petroleum Gas in International Trade; The Costs of Transporting Energy; Seaborne Energy Transport Prospects to 1985.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 1981 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>SHIPBROKING AND CHARTERING PRACTICE</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/165452</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The aim of this book is to give necessary information about the freight market and its dependence on international trade; the marketing and negotiation procedure; the parties and organisation involved in chartering business; the relationship between sales and charter agreements; the various types of charter agreements; the construction, drafting and interpretation of charter-parties; and the bill of lading and its function.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 1981 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>PIGGYBACK: THE EFFICIENT ALTERNATIVE FOR THE 80'S</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/151121</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The purpose of this report is to provide management of transportation and related firms, the wider business community, government and industry officials, and the public with a detailed analysis of the important role of intermodal transportation.  It also provides an understanding of the advantages of intermodal transportation as well as the deficiencies which should be corrected, and a plan to exploit TOFC's oppportunities.  In analyzing prospects for 1990, the following conclusions were reached.  The TOFC market could realistically grow at an annual rate of 11 to 12 percent until 1990, becoming as large as 10 to 12 million trailerloads, or nearly quadruple the current market. Shippers will support increased TOFC use if reasonable service improvements are made; Rising energy costs will exert both political and economic pressure for expanded use of TOFC;  Operating improvements currently being carried out in some railroads will make TOFC more cost competitive; some companies already have found ways of streamlining operations and realizing major savings; and Regulatory changes that will promote a modern integrated intermodal system are increasingly likely; such change is vital to stimulating growth of TOFC.  The report also includes nineteen tables and charts.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 1980 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>FORECASTS OF FREIGHT SYSTEM DEMAND AND RELATED RESEARCH NEEDS</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/151278</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The workshop considers the overall or aggregate demand for freight transportation, and also the demand for several of the major freight commodities.  It looks at the estimates for growth in freight demand, taking into account possible alternative ways this country may be developing in the future in terms of problems with energy, productivity, life-style, and other important issues.  The workshop also attempts to identify the types of research that will be needed to bring about improvement in forecasting techniques so that, knowing some of the aspects of the demand, the Department of Transportation and other departments will be able to devise better policies for the different modes for financing, for improvements to technology, and for better institutional arrangements.  Specific topics discussed include: Transportation modeling and Freight Demand Trends; Corporate Planning - Modal Transportation Corporate Planning with regard to Transportation Demand for Durable Goods, Nondurable Goods, Energy Commodities, and Bulk Cargos.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 1980 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>THE SOVIET MERCHANT MARINE: ECONOMIC AND STRATEGIC CHALLENGE TO THE WEST</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/141873</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This policy paper endeavors to explain the growth of the Soviet merchant marine and its significance to the world trading community and to the Atlantic Alliance.  The paper provides an overview of the rapidly evolving commercial and military capabilities of Soviet merchant shipping, and in that light offers a series of conclusions and recommendations for appropriate action by the US and other Western shipping nations' governments, as well as their shipping industries and unions.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 1979 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>SHIPPING--HOW IT WORKS</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/82104</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This crisp but comprehensive guide to the worldwide shipping industry's structure and operation should prove useful to a wide range of readers, from apprentices and students to ships' officers and executives in shipping companies, shipyards, ports and brokers' offices.  Written in English by two well-informed Swedish shipping journalists, the book gives a brief historical background to shipping and a review of seaborne trade with separate chapters on bulk, oil, tramp and reefer shipping, each describing the structure and operation of those markets with summaries, maps and statistics.  Other chapters cover liner shipping and political trends, how the marine insurance market works, the operation of shipping companies, ports and ships, the freight markets and the economics of shipping.  In a final chapter the authors summarise their views on the state of the shipping industry at mid-1978 and predict its probable course of development between now and the mid-1980s.  The considerable number of illustrations of ships and over 30 colored graphs and maps add value to the book which is thoroughly recommended as either an introduction, a reference source or an update on the shipping industry.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 1979 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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