CANAL SHUNTER SYSTEM REDUCES WAITING TIME

The president of the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority has outlined plans to introduce a marine shunter system on the Welland Canal to reduce waiting times for ships. He estimates the method will produce a 19 per cent reduction in downbound and outbound times for each vessel passing through the Canal's eight locks. Although the idea is not new, the method of attaching a special tug or shunter fore and aft is unique. The system is expected to cost between $5 million and $6 million.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Development Agency Centre

  800 rene-Leveque Boulevard West, Suite 600
  Montreal, Quebec H3B 1X9,   Canada 
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 15
• Serial:
  • Transport Development News
  • Publisher: Transportation Development Agency Centre

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Canal lock operations; Operations
• Identifier Terms: Welland Canal
• Geographic Terms: Great Lakes
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00142619
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Development Agency Centre
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 1 1976 12:00AM