POTENTIAL ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF NON-MARKET CARGO ALLOCATION IN U.S. FOREIGN TRADE: WITH SPECIAL ANALYSIS OF THE UNCTAD CODE OF CONDUCT FOR LINER CONFERENCES

The objective of the report is to analyze the impacts of the non-market allocation of cargo in the U.S.-International liner trades, with a special emphasis on analyzing the impacts of cargo allocation as prescribed by the United Nations Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences. The report analyzes the effects of the non-market allocation of cargo on U.S. carriers, U.S. shippers, the consuming public and U.S. regulatory policy. A trade-route analysis has been made of the UNCTAD code's cargo-allocation provision on the basis of 1973 U.S.-foreign trade flows, and additions to U.S. shipping capacity have been indicated using four possible implementation scenarios. A specific methodology was developed to treat military cargos, as well as to account for cargo allocation by volume as well as value.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142
• Authors:
  • Schuessler, R W
  • Spiller, D
• Publication Date: 1976-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 143 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Common carriers; Cost allocation; Economic impacts; Freight transportation; International trade; Level of service; Meetings; Merchant vessels; Policy; Public relations; Regulations; Routes; Standards; Water traffic; Water transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Merchant ships; Services
• Old TRIS Terms: Allocations; Cargo transportation
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Law; Marine Transportation; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00143195
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-TSC-OST-76-31
• Files: NTIS
• Created Date: Oct 26 2002 12:00AM