FUTURE PORTS--ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE

Possible future port design options have to be carefully studied to provide for the safe handling of hazardous cargoes. First early new port developments will probably occur in offshore areas so that very large crude carriers can be used in the petroleum trades. Simultaneously, some ports are upgrading facilities for container handling and therefore are considered entering an interim stage. Final design 20 years hence will be in the form of a Transport where marine, rail, aircraft, and road facilities will be grouped together to improve transfer operations. Several forms of vertical design are presented to show the potential of the Transport idea.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Conference on "Bulk Transportation of Hazardous Materials by Water in the Future--A Long-Range Forecast", College Park, Md., July 9-10, 1973. This paper is available in the volume of Conference proceedings at a cost of $10.00.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Academy of Sciences

  Committee on Hazardous Materials
  Washington, DC  United States  20418
• Authors:
  • BRADLEY, J
• Conference:
  • Presented at the Conference on "Bulk Transportation of Hazardous Materials by Water in the Future--A Long-Range Forecast", College Park, Md., July 9-10, 1973. This paper is available in the volume of Conference proceedings at a cost of $10.00.
• Publication Date: 1973-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 143-165

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Development; Hazardous materials; Offshore terminals; Port operations; Ports; Transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Hazardous materials transportation
• Subject Areas: Terminals and Facilities; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00051202
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Committee on Hazardous Materials
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Contract Numbers: DOT-CG-11,775-A
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1974 12:00AM