A CASE STUDY IN NEW TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT: THE SEA-LAND FACILITY

This Paper concerns the planning and development of a ship container terminal facility from the very early stages through its construction and opening for operation. The facility is part of the Portsmouth Marine Terminal located on the Elizabeth River in Portsmouth, Virginia. It was put in service in November, 1975, and has been operating satisfactorily since with no difficulty from design or construction.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at Symposium on Marine Resource Development in the Middle Atlantic States, Williamsburg, Virginia, October 29-30, 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

  601 Pavonia Avenue
  Jersey City, NJ  United States  07306-2907
• Authors:
  • Stroud, G H
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Pagination: 19 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Container terminals; Development; Intermodal terminals; Marine terminals; Structural design; Terminal operations
• Old TRIS Terms: Terminal design; Terminal development; Terminal facilities
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00170752
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Ship Research Association
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 14 1978 12:00AM