RESEARCH BASE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL CONTAINER POLICY. PHASE II. VOLUME 1

The Phase II report consists of three volumes on the following subjects: container trade potential, a computer evaluation model, and topics on container transport in overseas trade. Together, these volumes provide a research base to assist with the development of a national container policy for Canada. The Volume I report, "Container Trade Potential" contains forecasts of commodity flow growth rates to 1980 and provides a preliminary container trade potential data base and estimates of 1980 flows.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This report together with Volumes 2 & 3 completes the second phase of a 3 phase research program undertaken by the Systems Analysis Branch of the Canadian Transport Commission.
• Corporate Authors:

  Swan Wooster Engineering Company, Limited

  1525 Robson Street
  Vancouver V6G 1C3,   Canada 
• Publication Date: 1972-11

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Tables;
• Pagination: 35 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Container traffic; Containerization; Economics; Forecasting; Freight traffic; Intermodal transportation; International trade; Policy; Simulation; Traffic forecasting; Transportation policy
• Geographic Terms: Canada; United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Container economics; Government policies; National transportation policies
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Policy; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00099850
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Canadian Transport Commission
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 55
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1975 12:00AM