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U.S. marine salvage assets and capabilities in a maritime disaster : summary of a workshop, September 4-5, 2008, Beckman Center, Irvine, California /
Maritime commerce is vital to the nations economic health, with about 15 percent of U.S. gross domestic product flowing through its seaports. Approximately one-third of U.S. imports are carried aboard foreign-flag ships calling at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California (LA/LB), making t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores Corporativos: | , |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
Transportation Research Board,
2009.
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| Colección: | Conference proceedings (National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board) ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Maritime commerce is vital to the nations economic health, with about 15 percent of U.S. gross domestic product flowing through its seaports. Approximately one-third of U.S. imports are carried aboard foreign-flag ships calling at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California (LA/LB), making this major port complex particularly vulnerable to any significant disruption in vessel traffic. Concerns about homeland security have led to serious consideration of the likelihood and consequences of a terrorist attack on one or more major hubs of maritime trade. |
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| Notas: | "Organized by Marine Board, sponsored by U.S. Navy, Office of the Supervisor of Salvage and Diving [and others]." |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 81 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781680157550 1680157558 |
| ISSN: | 1073-1652 ; |