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New Orleans Metropolitan Inland Waterway Container Transport (Iwct) Feasibility Study, James R. Amdal, Stanley L. Swigart, Tara Tolford
New Orleans Metropolitan Inland Waterway Container Transport (Iwct) Feasibility Study, James R. Amdal, Stanley L. Swigart, Tara Tolford
UNOTI Publications
The continued growth in freight movements within the U.S land transportation network has reached a point where alternative means of augmenting its capacity should be investigated. Market demand factors such as door-to-door and just-in-time delivery have contributed to the strong growth in both road and rail transport sectors. This heavy reliance on ground transport has resulted in increased traffic congestion, worsened bottlenecks throughout the network, road deterioration, air pollution, highway accidents, and fuel consumption. The integration of the inland waterway network into our current intermodal transportation system could serve as an alternative to long haul freight movements and alleviate some …