FEASIBILITY STUDY OF AN INTERNATIONAL DATA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FOR THE U.S. MERCHANT SHIPPING INDUSTRY

This report describes the U.S. flag merchant shipping industry's present data communications costs and requirements. It develops alternative data communication systems concepts to meet these requirements, analyzes domestic and foreign regulatory constraints, selects a preferred system concept, and develops a prototype system implementation plan.

• Corporate Authors:

  ARINC Research Corporation

  2251 Riva Road
  Annapolis, MD  United States  21401
• Authors:
  • Kolb, W
• Publication Date: 1976-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 112 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communication systems; Data communications; Economic analysis; Electronic data interchange; Regulatory constraints; Shipping; Telecommunications
• Old TRIS Terms: Shipping industries
• Subject Areas: Economics; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00172377
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: 1320-01-1-1563
• Contract Numbers: MA 6-38030
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 29 1978 12:00AM