COASTAL TUG AND BARGE IN PAPER TRANSPORT

The author discusses various aspects and problems of the distribution of Canada's pulp and paper industry on the East Coast by means of water transport, which has recently begun to play an important part in the freight transportation. Particular attention is paid to cost considerations.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, Technical Section, 59th Annual Meeting.
• Corporate Authors:

  Canadian Pulp and Paper Association

  Montreal, PQ  Canada 
• Authors:
  • Hooper, R W
• Publication Date: 1973-1-23

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 281-285

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barges; Economics; Freight handling; Freight traffic; Rates; Tugboats
• Uncontrolled Terms: Freight rates
• Old TRIS Terms: Freight operations; Tug barge economics
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050997
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Preprint
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 20 1974 12:00AM