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Containerized cargo : competition among U.S., Canadian and Mexican seaports /
This book examines the competitiveness of Mexican and Canadian ports with U.S. West Coast ports; discusses the history and the theories of cargo diversion and of the Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT); reviews ocean freight rates, transit times and rail charges; and examines other potential relevant facto...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Science Publishers,
[2014]
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| Colección: | Transportation issues, policies and R & D series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- CONTAINERIZED CARGO: COMPETITION AMONG U.S., CANADIAN AND MEXICAN SEAPORTS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Study of U.S. Inland Containerized Cargo Moving through Canadian and Mexican Seaports; Abstract; Foreword; Executive Summary; Defining the Issue; Congressional Request; Notice of Inquiry; Competition vs. Legislation: How Can U.S. Ports Compete?; "Natural" Competitive Factors; "Artificial" Legislative/Regulatory Factors; Potentially Competitive Ports in Canada and Mexico; Prince Rupert; Nova Scotia; Punta Colonet; Lázaro Cárdenas.
- Case Study: Prince RupertSpecialization for Intermodal Cargo; Development of the Asia Pacific Gateway Corridor; Current Usage of Prince Rupert: Vessels and Cargo; Service Strings Calling at Prince Rupert; Use of North American Ports by Canada and the United States; Transport Canada Data; FMC Estimates based on U.S. Surface Transportation Board Data; History of Diversion: Regulation, Adjudication and Legislation; Cargo Diversion; Applying the Concept of "Diversion" to Adjacent Foreign Ports; Passage of the HMT and Subsequent Legislative Action; Congressional Research Service Report.
- Current Issues and Proposals Regarding HMT"Natural" Competitive Factors; Ocean Freight Rates; Comparison of Aggregated Freight Rates; The Average Cost of Shipping One FEU Through Prince Rupert; Total Transit Times Vary Little; Port Diversification to Mitigate Risk; Rail Rates; "Artificial" Legislative/Regulatory Factors; Liability, General Oversight, and Security; Harbor Maintenance Tax; Congressional Policy Considerations; End Notes; Chapter 2: 2013 Update
- Study of U.S. Inland Containerized Cargo Moving Through Canadian and Mexican Seaports: One Year Later.
- Chapter 3: Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund ExpendituresSummary; Introduction; Background; Legislative History; The HSUF Proposal; Trading Partner Objections; Overview of Dredging Operations; Container Ships, the Panama Canal, and Dredging Needs; HMTF Revenues; HMT Revenue Generated by Port; HMT Revenue Generated by Shipper Group; HMTF Expenditures11; Expenditures by Activity; Shallow vs. Deep Draft Channels; Expenditures by State; Expenditures per Channel; High Expense, Low Use Shipping Channels; Great Lakes Harbor Maintenance Costs; High Use, Low Expense Shipping Channels.
- Port Cross-Subsidization: Advantages, DisadvantagesLegislative Activity in the 111th Congress; End Notes; Index.