Port Needs Study (Vessel Traffic Services Benefits). Vol. II: Appendices, Part 2

This study documents the benefits and costs of potential United States Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) in selected U.S. deep water ports on the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Coasts. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Special Programs Administration's Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (VNTSC) conducted the study for the U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Navigation Safety and Waterway Service, Special Projects Staff. The entire study is documented in three separately bound volumes plus a separate Study Overview. Volume I is the main document covering all aspects of the input data, analysis methods, and results. The focus of Volume I is presentation of information across all 23 study zones concurrently. Volume II focuses on organization and presentation of information for each individual study zone. It contains the appendix tables of input data, output statistics and the documentation of the candidate Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) Design by NavCom Systems. Volume III is a compendium of technical papers on data sources, analytical methods, and models supplementing material in Volume I.

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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11080
• Corporate Authors:

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  United States Coast Guard

  Office of Navigation Safety and Waterway Services
  Washington, DC  United States  20593
• Authors:
  • Maio, D
• Publication Date: 1991-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Glossary; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 851p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Implementation; Life cycle costing; Needs assessment; Ports; Traffic surveillance; Vessel traffic control
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01518813
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-CG-N-01-91-1.3, Pt. 2, DOT-VNTSC-CG-91-2.II, Pt. 2
• Contract Numbers: CG1A1/B1039
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 21 2014 11:27AM