MARITIME DYNAMIC TRAFFIC GENERATOR. VOLUME III: DENSITY DATA ON WORLD MAPS

The 18,000 vessels whose weekly movements are tracked by the maritime traffic generator represent 106 different countries. There are 4915 vessels five or less years old. The record for the week of January 26, 1972 includes 11,789 arrivals, 10,896 departures, 10,843 vessels at sea and 4362 completed voyages. For the same period there were 2 vessels sunk, 30 in collision, 86 with other forms of emergencies, 22 aground and 1 suffered weather damage. This data is summarized in Volume I: Summary Documentation. The processor program is described in Volume II: Electronic Data Processing Program. This volume contains the most generally useful data output from the maritime generator in a compact form for use by analysts working in the Maritime Field.

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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/6445
• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Volume 2 dated Jun 75, AD-A012 222.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142
• Authors:
  • MacKenzie, F D
• Publication Date: 1975-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 66 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Casualties; Communication; Communication systems; Information processing; International; Merchant vessels; Position fixing; Satellite communication; Ship pilotage; Water transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Global communication systems; Position finding; Surface navigation
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00092079
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: TSC-OST-74-29.III Final Rpt., TSC-USCG-74-7.III
• Files: NTIS, NTL
• Created Date: Oct 18 1976 12:00AM