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https://onlinepubs.trb.or...trcircular/332/332-013.pdf

Recent trends in ocean transportation are changing traditional ways of doing business at seaports. These trends, which are inter-related, are: deregulation of transportation; intermodalism; the increasing cost of operating modern vessels; and the development of "land bridge" and "load center" concepts. These trends have implications for U.S. seaports in the Gulf of Mexico which are largely negative. Coping strategies have evolved through the efforts of individual ports, but are believed to be suboptimal due to a lack of information on which to base sound strategic planning. As a result, port managers have tended to avoid long term strategic plans and have worked on improving the facilities without fully evaluating future requirements. Research is badly needed in this area.

This paper appears in Transportation Research Circular No. 332, Ports, Waterways, Intermodal Terminals, and International Trade Transportation Issues: Proceedings of the 12th Annual Summer Conference, July 7-10, 1987, Norfolk, Virginia. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

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Deregulation; Intermodal transportation; Operating costs; Ports; Shipping; Ships; Strategic planning; Time duration; Trend (Statistics)

Long term

Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico

Highways; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment

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