ECONOMIC EFFECTIVENESS OF THE APPLICATION OF LARGE-CAPACITY CONTAINERS FOR MARINE TRANSPORT

Successful development of cargo shipment and the introduction of large capacity containers to mixed rail and marine transport is examined. One of the conclusions drawn from this study is that of achieving the greatest effectiveness of transportation of piece goods by using universal containers, particularly those weighing 10 and 20 tons gross.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Trans. of Ekonomika i Ekspluatatsiya Morskogo Transporta (USSR) n24(30) p19-43 1969.
• Corporate Authors:

  Army Foreign Science and Technology Center

  220 7th Street, NE
  Charlottesville, VA  United States  22901
• Authors:
  • Grabarnik, I A
• Publication Date: 1974-5-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 35 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Container traffic; Containerization; Containers; Economic analysis; Economics; Operations
• Old TRIS Terms: Container economics; Container operations; Containerized cargo; Economic analysis (Containerized cargo)
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00071717
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FSTC-HT-23-2397-72
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 6 1974 12:00AM