THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM--AN ASSESSMENT, 1970-1976

The Merchant Marine Act of 1970 directed a ten-year effort to revitalize the commercial maritime transportation industry. A significant feature of the Act was a commitment to increase the research and development effort. This R&D program was carried out by the Office of Commercial Development of the U.S. Maritime Administration in concert with a matching effort by the maritime industry. This study assesses the R&D program at about the halfway point in the ten-year program, but does not discuss plans for the remaining half. Volume 1 presents an executive summary. Volume 2 contains a statement of the objectives, a description of the approach used, representative data, the most significant of the results derived, the overall study conclusions, and a discussion of the major implications of the study. For those interested in the major study results, this Volume 2 is largely self-contained. Volume 3 (not available) presents details of the study rationale and methodology, the basic data developed, the individual analysis, and the judgmental considerations. Volume 4 (not available) is a catalog of all the R&D projects carried out in the program.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report; Vol.1-Executive Summary; Vol.2-R&D Report
• Corporate Authors:

  Maritime Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1977-3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Evaluation
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Maritime Administration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Programs
• Old TRIS Terms: Maritime research
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00656944
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM