Emerging Trade Corridors and Texas Transportation Planning
This report describes the major trends in intermodal shipping that are impacting Texas intermodal trade corridors. Key supply and demand forces that underpin intermodal service and routing options are provided. Intermodal development from a technological and shipping industry perspective is described, including the impacts of the global economic recession beginning in late 2007. This is followed by an overview of Texas trade patterns with various trading partners with particular attention paid to those relationships that are in a current state of flux. A review of current and future corridors used for handling international intermodal trade shows the comparative strengths and weaknesses of different routing options for intermodal cargo shipping. Texas ports officials regard the new Panama Canal lock system due to open in 2014 as critical to future demand so a chapter is devoted to examining the system and current status. The inherent economics of different corridor options is enhanced by the development of marine and rail cost models that explore the basic tradeoffs for transportation providers in choosing different corridors. Finally, suggested infrastructure and economic milestones driving changes in trading patterns are given particularly as they relate to the Texas economy and its transportation system.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Project Title: Emerging Trade Corridors and Texas Transportation Planning. Report Date: September 2009; Revised: February 2010.
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Corporate Authors:
University of Texas, Austin
Center for Transportation Research, 1616 Guadalupe Street
Austin, TX United States 78701-1255Texas Department of Transportation
Research and Technology Implementation Office, P.O. Box 5080
Austin, TX United States 78763-5080Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Harrison, Robert
- Hutson, Nathan
- Seedah, Dan
- Kruse, Jim
- Morgan, Curtis
- Publication Date: 2010-2
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Edition: Technical Report
- Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 145p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Costs; Demand; Economics; Infrastructure; Intermodal transportation; International trade; Mathematical models; Ports; Railroads; Recession; Routing; Shipping; Supply; Transportation corridors
- Identifier Terms: Panama Canal
- Geographic Terms: Texas
- Subject Areas: Economics; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01219902
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-10/0-5973-2, Report 0-5973-2
- Contract Numbers: 0-5973
- Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Oct 22 2010 11:34AM