GREAT LAKES TRAFFIC AND COMPETITION STUDY. VOLUME 1 - EXECUTIVE REPORT

The overall program is designed to improve the capabilities and market share performance of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway systems. The study focuses on the traditional 19-State Great Lakes region, stratifying the States into high-, medium-, and split-penetration areas. To meet the primary objective, the study also creates domestic and international commodity flow data bases, identifies shipper/consignee routing criteria, and examines the impact of least-cost competition and market/institutional factors (stimuli) on market share.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Also available in set of 3 reports PC E12, PB80-181597.
• Corporate Authors:

  Maritime Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Walker, R L
• Publication Date: 1979-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 19 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commodities; Commodity flow; Common carriers; Competition; Economic analysis; Forecasting; Freight traffic; Freight transportation; Inland water transportation; International trade; Market assessment; Market surveys; Markets; Modal split; Origin and destination; Planning; Ports; Shipping; Statistics; Trade; Traffic forecasting; Traffic managers; Transportation modes; Water traffic; Water transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Shippers
• Geographic Terms: Great Lakes; Saint Lawrence Seaway
• Old TRIS Terms: Cargo transportation; Commodity flow patterns; Commodity statistics; Market studies; Sea lanes
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Economics; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00314294
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: MA-PORT-970-80068 Final Rpt.
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 27 1980 12:00AM