THE IMPACT OF CONTAINERIZATION ON THE U.S. ECONOMY. VOLUME 1

The Phase 1 report of The Impact of Containerization on the U.S. Economy analyses existing and proposed container services, the economics of intermodal transportation, and the legal and institutional constraints to the evolu- tion of containerized cargo movements. The report gives the background of containerized transportation with special emphasis on the marine segment. Marine and inland carriers are discussed as well as freight forwarders, Non-Vessel Owning Common Carriers etc.

• Corporate Authors:

  Matson Research Corporation

  San Francisco, CA  United States 

  Maritime Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1970-9

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Volume: 1&2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Common carriers; Containerization; Institutional issues; Legal constraints; Socioeconomic development
• Old TRIS Terms: Containerized cargo; Nonvessel owning common carriers
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00007451
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Administration
• Contract Numbers: MA-4903
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 22 2003 12:00AM