A REVIEW OF SELECTED HIGH SPEED WATERBORNE OPERATIONS WORLDWIDE

This is one of seven reports written under this contract to describe high speed waterborne passenger transportation, review its applicability in the United States, and document its development in the free world. This report describes high speed waterborne passenger transportation operations throughout the world. Information is presented on: ridership, the type, characteristics and number of craft used, operating conditions and characteristics, crew sites and wages, terminal facilities and maintenance procedures. The operators described were chosen because they exemplify the most frequently used types of craft and operating scenarios. Services are included that operate in Europe, South America, and the Far East. Not all existing operations are covered in this report due to time and budget limitations.

• Corporate Authors:

  Advanced Marine Systems Associates, Incorporated

  9421 Chatteroy Place
  Gaithersburg, MD  United States 

  Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Company

  1990 K Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20006

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  Office of Technical Assistance & Safety, 400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1984-8

Media Info

• Features: Appendices;
• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air cushion vehicles; Catamarans; Ferries; High speed ground transportation; Hydrofoils; Intermodal terminals; International; Labor costs; Maintenance; Marketing; Operating costs; Standards; Surface effect ships
• Old TRIS Terms: Maintenance standards
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Public Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00390703
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-IT-32-0001-4
• Contract Numbers: DTUM-60-82-C-7150
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 30 1984 12:00AM