THE U.S. INLAND WATERWAYS

This report provides a complete and detailed picture of the inland waterways, the barge and towboat operators who use them, the industries and other commercial facilities growing along their banks, and the pressures that, after two centuries of growth, now threaten the water transportation industry as well as the many river-dependent industries.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/07325460
• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  P.O. Box 530
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1977-8

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 33-34
• Serial:
  • Marine Engineering/Log
  • Volume: 32
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp.
  • ISSN: 0732-5460

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barge operations; Energy conservation; Inland water transportation; Intermodal transportation; Locks (Waterways); River ports; Rivers; Ship pilotage; User charges; Waterways
• Old TRIS Terms: Inland waterways transportation; River navigation
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Finance; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00172681
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Marine Engineering/Log
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1978 12:00AM