PORT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. PHASE I. SUMMARY REPORT

Studies were undertaken to investigate the long-term needs for facilities to accommodate future international and domestic shipping in the San Francisco Bay Area. These studies provide a basis for answering queries by environmentalists concerning the need for port expansion. They provide a tool to demonstrate a definite relationship between growth in commerce and the required expansion of port capabilities.

• Corporate Authors:

  Northern California Ports & Terminals Bureau, Inc

  San Francisco, CA  United States 

  Maritime Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Boerger, F C
• Publication Date: 1976-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 53 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bulk cargo; Containerization; Estimates; Facilities; Forecasting; Freight transportation; Harbors; Improvements; International trade; Marine terminals; Planning; Port operations; Port structures; Ports; Trade; Water transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Capacity
• Geographic Terms: California; San Francisco Bay
• Old TRIS Terms: Cargo transportation; Containerizing
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00145906
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt., MA/RD-970-T76068
• Contract Numbers: MA-5-38001
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 16 1977 12:00AM