ANALYSIS OF INTERNATIONAL GREAT LAKES SHIPPING AND HINTERLAND

The study is concerned with both a geographic and commodity-specific description of the hinterland of the Great Lakes. Using as a source report a sampling survey of export and import traffic entitled Domestic and International Transportation of U.S. Foreign Trade: 1970, issued by the Bureau of Census, the authors sought to obtain new data on the domestic leg of U.S. foreign trade and to link those with previously collected information on the international leg of 'liner-type' commodity flow. Detailed analyses constitute the bulk of the report, including specific analyses of 28 commodities and major Great Lakes ports. It is stressed that the source material was biased toward shipment weight for vessel movements and therefore the inadequacy of the sampling procedure should be taken into consideration before specific conclusions are to be drawn.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

  Center for Great Lakes Studies
  Milwaukee, WI  United States  53201

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  Sea Grant Office, Main Commerce Building
  Washington, DC  United States  20230
• Authors:
  • Balfe, M
  • Heilmann, R
  • Johnson, J
  • Wendling, W
• Publication Date: 1975-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 385 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bulk cargo; Commodities; Common carriers; Domestic; Domestic transportation; Exports; Forecasting; Freight traffic; Freight transportation; Grain; Harbors; Intermodal transportation; International trade; Operations; Ports; Shipments; Shipping; Statistics; Traffic; Traffic forecasting; Water transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Grain trade
• Geographic Terms: Great Lakes; Illinois; Michigan; Ohio; Wisconsin
• Old TRIS Terms: Bulk traffic; Cargo movements; Cargo transportation; Commodity imports; Commodity shipments; Commodity statistics; Domestic shipping; Intermodal shipping
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00093204
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Statistical Reference File, TSC
• Report/Paper Numbers: Special Rpt 23 One-Time, NOAA-75072210
• Files: TSR, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 3 1976 12:00AM