SUMMARY OF NINE POLICY REPORTS

Nine policy reports on the U.S. Merchant Marine are summarized, dealing with the reduction of port costs, an improved system of maintaining the Merchant Marine, and the limitations and improvement of current foreign-trade forcasting procedures. Appendix A presents a brief summary of the results of the analysis of the selected trade routes. The result of the Operations Research simulation program are presented in Appendix B, along with a description of the operation of the Marad Simulation Model. Supporting data for the main body of the report are given in the last appendix. Recommendations are offered for greater economy and efficiency.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document is available for review at the Department of Commerce Library, Main Commerce Building, Washington, D.C., under reference number L-5-SN.
• Corporate Authors:

  Little (Arthur D), Incorporated

  Acorn Park
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02140
• Publication Date: 1963-2-14

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 128 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic forecasting; Merchant fleet operation; Operations research; Trade; Trade routes
• Old TRIS Terms: Trade forecasts
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00026617
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Draft Rpt
• Contract Numbers: MA-2451
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 14 1973 12:00AM