TOWARD AN IMPROVED U.S. MERCHANT MARINE: A RECOMMENDED PROGRAM OF STUDIES

This report describes the development and current status of the U.S. merchant marine with special emphasis on the influences of government, management, labor, and users. The report describes a wide spectrum of maritime activities, including the roles of various government agencies, the organization and effectiveness of U.S. merchant marine management, the structure and impact of labor-management relations, the reaction of current and potential users. The recommendations are listed in priority order and range from major research on the effects of bilateral trade policies to less comprehensive studies on the ways and means of encouraging the study of ocean transportation in major colleges of business administration. Recommendations are also made for studies in marketing, labor relations, and government activities.

• Corporate Authors:

  Maritime Transportation Research Board

  National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20418

  Maritime Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Office of Naval Research

  Department of the Navy, 800 North Quincy Street
  Arlington, VA  United States  22217

  Department of Transportation

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1976-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 105 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Competition; Fleet management; Foreign; Freight traffic; Labor relations; Markets; Policy; Shipping; Shipping conferences; Trade; Transportation; Transportation policy
• Uncontrolled Terms: International competition
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Conference operations; Freight markets; National shipping policies; Trade policies
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Policy; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00130519
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: N00014-75-C-0711
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 29 1976 12:00AM