STATUS OF DEEP-SEA RO/RO SERVICES

SECTION 1 of the Study starts with a discussion of the introduction of the Ro/Ro concept to deep-sea trades, examining its early development and its role in solving port congestion. In SECTION 2 the characteristics of the current Ro/Ro fleet are analysed, with information supplied on flag, age capacity and type, while in SECTION 3 the current status of Ro/Ro vessels in major trades is examined. Within SECTION 4 the economics of Ro/Ro is examined particularly in relation to competing transport systems, this leads on finally to the future prospects of Ro/Ro which are discussed in SECTION 5.

• Corporate Authors:

  HPD Shipping Publications

  34 Brook Street, Mayfair
  London W1Y 2LL,   England 
• Publication Date: 1980-10

Media Info

• Pagination: n.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic analysis; Fleet management; Port congestion; Roll on roll off shipping; Roll on roll off ships; Shipping; Statistics; Trade
• Old TRIS Terms: Economic analysis (Ro/ro); Fleet statistics; Ro/ro traffic; Shipping trends; Trade analysis
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Economics; Marine Transportation; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00323242
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Study No. 87
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 6 1981 12:00AM