THE IMPACT OF CONTAINERIZATION ON THE U. S. ECONOMY

EXISTING AND PROPOSED CONTAINER SERVICES, THE ECONOMICS OF INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION, AND THE LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS TO THE EVOLUTION OF CONTAINERIZED CARGO MOVEMENTS ARE ANALYZED. THE BACKGROUND OF CONTAINERIZED TRANSPORTATION IS DESCRIBED WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE MARINE SEGMENT. VOLUME ONE CONTAINS THE BASIC BACKGROUND INFORMATION REGARDING CONTAINERIZATION ECONOMICS, FACILITIES, SERVICES, AND WATERBORNE TRADE POTENTIALS. VOLUME TWO CONTAINS CONTAINERIZATION TRENDS, ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES, LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS AND EVALUATION MODEL CONCEPTS. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Matson Research Corporation

  San Francisco, CA  United States 
• Publication Date: 1970-9

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cargo ships; Containerization; Economics; Intermodal transportation; Legal factors; Transportation
• Subject Areas: Economics; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00201971
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 2 Vol
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 29 1971 12:00AM