VESSEL TRAFFIC SYSTEMS. ANALYSIS OF PORT NEEDS

As a follow-on to a 1973 vessel traffic systems issue study the algorithm developed in that study was applied to 22 major ports and waterways in order to establish a relative ranking of their need for VTS. The ports were selected for analysis on the basis of tonnage of cargo handled, number of vessel transits, and number of vessels involved in collisions, rammings, and groundings (C/R/G) over a four year period (FY 1969-72). The output of this analysis is a listing of ports and waterways in the order in which their needs for VTS should be addressed, and initial recommendations concerning the level of need of each area.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also AD-770 711 and AD-770 712.
• Corporate Authors:

  United States Coast Guard

  2100 Second Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20593
• Publication Date: 1973-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 55 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Algorithms; Casualties; Crashes; Harbors; Information systems; Losses; Reduction (Chemistry); Reports; Ships; Specifications; Statistics; Vessel traffic control; Water traffic; Waterways
• Uncontrolled Terms: Requirements
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Reduction
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00051647
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt
• Files: NTIS
• Created Date: Apr 5 1974 12:00AM