White paper: Economic impact to barge operators and shippers of closing the GIWW /

This task analyzed the effect that the March 22, 2014, collision and oil spill in the Houston Ship Channel had on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) barge shipments. Because the incident is so recent, the scope of the analysis was somewhat constrained due to data availability. This task report di...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kruse, C. James (Author)
Corporate Authors:	Texas. Department of Transportation (sponsoring body.), United States. Federal Highway Administration (sponsoring body.)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[College Station, Texas] : [Texas A&M Transportation Institute], 2016.
Series:	Research report (Austin, Tex.) ; 0-6807-WP.
Subjects:	Inland water transportation > Economic aspects > Texas. Barges > Economic aspects > Texas. Freight and freightage > Economic aspects > Texas. Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. Intracoastal waterways > Texas > Gulf Coast > Planning. Electronic books.
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Summary:	This task analyzed the effect that the March 22, 2014, collision and oil spill in the Houston Ship Channel had on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) barge shipments. Because the incident is so recent, the scope of the analysis was somewhat constrained due to data availability. This task report discusses the following topics: 1. The events of March 22, 2014, and the following days. 2. The effects of the incident on barge traffic flows. 3. Transit delays for shipments already on the water and the cost of those delays. 4. Shipments that were postponed because of the channel closure. 5. Decontamination requirements.
Item Description:	"Published: March 2016."
Physical Description:	1 online resource (18 pages) : color maps.