COMPETITIVE MANNING ON U.S.-FLAG VESSELS; DRAFT REPT. JUL 92-JUL 94
This report is written to aid government officials as well as industry personnel in understanding the role of manning scenarios in the competitiveness of U.S.-flag vessels. The U.S. merchant marine is in decline while U.S. foreign trade continues to rise. In order to turn this trend around, operating costs on U.S.-flag ships must come more into line with foreign-flag competitors. One must consider crew costs in the broader perspective of ship operation as well as the various costs involved. This report reviews manning costs and trends on a number of vessels and considers the possibilities for reduction of costs for increased U.S.-flag competitiveness. This study provides the insight to understand the issues of moving toward a more competitive U.S. merchant marine.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Sponsored by Maritime Administration, Washington, DC.
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Corporate Authors:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Civil Engineering, 77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA United States 02139Maritime Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Marcus, H S
- Weber, P T
- Publication Date: 1994-7
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 116 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Analysis; Automation; Cargo ships; Competition; Containerships; Cost engineering; Costs; International trade; Labor market; Merchant vessels; Operating costs; Personnel management; Regulations; Trend (Statistics)
- Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis; Merchant ships
- Geographic Terms: United States
- Old TRIS Terms: Crews
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Law; Marine Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00675736
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
- Report/Paper Numbers: MA-RD-840-93010
- Contract Numbers: DTMA91-920CA-200000
- Files: TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Apr 4 2002 12:00AM