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http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/174384.aspx

Guided by Patricia Hu, Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), U. S. Department of Transportation, Transportation Research Board (TRB) Executive Committee members discussed international trade driving the future economy at the 2016 TRB Annual Meeting. Topics included: ocean carrier consolidations and alliances, increasing vessel size, shifting trade lanes, and new models of cooperation among U.S. ports; the influence of technology on air freight; and the challenges of moving freight at U.S.–Mexico land border crossings.

English

pp 52-53

2016-3

TR News

Digital/other

Photos

Carriers; Freight transportation; International borders; International trade; Ports; Shipping; Technological innovations

Freight Transportation; Planning and Forecasting

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

May 12 2016 2:32PM

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