MARINE TRAFFIC ENGINEERING - A NEW DISCIPLINE

Faced with essential growth of ports and waterways, our practice in the United States has been for each of the various agencies concerned to focus upon its own area of interest. If an accident occurs, the tendency is to demand a change in ship design or practice when the configuration of the port, waterway, or pier may be in need of improvement. This paper calls for a coordinated approach through marine traffic engineering.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

  601 Pavonia Avenue
  Jersey City, NJ  United States  07306-2907
• Authors:
  • Price, R I
• Publication Date: 1980-4

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 199-202
• Serial:
  • Marine Technology Society Journal
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Marine Technology Society
  • ISSN: 0025-3324
  • Serial URL: http://ingentaconnect.com/content/mts/mtsj

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Berthing facilities; Highway traffic control; Improvements; Inland waterways traffic; Maneuvering; Marine safety; Maritime safety; Navigational aids; Personnel performance; Port operations; Port traffic; Vessel traffic control; Water traffic; Waterway facility operations; Waterways
• Old TRIS Terms: Human performance; Restricted water operation; Waterway improvement
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00311577
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 26 1980 12:00AM