Research & Reports

A Basic Marine Highway Initiative Fact Sheet
Related Link: www.marad.dot.gov/sss/documents/Short%20Sea%20Shipping%20Fact%20Sheet0606.doc (HTM)

A Copy of the Prepared Testimony of the Maritime Administrator before Congress - Maritime Administration
Related Link: www.marad.dot.gov/Programs/America's%20Marine%20Highways%20Initiative/Marine%20Hwy%20Testimony%20final%20for%20Feb%2015.htm (HTM)

By the Capes Around the World: A Summary of World Cabotage Practices
Related Document: By the Capes Around the World: A Summary of World Cabotage Practices (PDF, 345 KB)

By the Capes: A primer on U.S. Coastwise Laws
Related Link: www.marad.dot.gov/Publications/primer_laws.html (HTM)

Commercial Maritime Industry: Updated Information on Federal Assessments - General Accountability Office - September, 1999
Related Link: ntl.bts.gov/lib/7000/7500/7530/rc99260.pdf (PDF)

Determinants of Maritime Transportation Costs - Inter-American Development Bank - April, 2002
Related Link: ntl.bts.gov/lib/24000/24400/24441/pubWP-441.pdf (PDF)

Developing Best Practices for Promoting Private Sector Investment in Infrastructure: Ports - Asian Development Bank - January, 2002
Related Link: www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Developing_Best_Practices/Ports/default.asp (HTM)

Digital Collection - Marine/Waterways Transportation - U.S. Department of Transportation - August, 2005
Related Link: ntl.bts.gov/display.cfm?sub=b1&cat=2 (HTM)

Domestic Shipping: Vital to the Nation's Economy, Security and Transportation
Related Document: Domestic Shipping: Vital to the Nation's Economy, Security and Transportation (PDF, 41 KB)

European Commission Financing of Short Sea Shipping - European Commission - Directorate General for Energy and Transport - July, 2005
Related Document: Brief Overview of Instruments That Are Used to Provide Community Financing for Projects (PDF, 178 KB)

Federal Ship Financing Program - Maritime Administration
Related Link: ntl.bts.gov/lib/24000/24100/24164/titlexi.pdf (PDF)

Foreign-Flag Crewing Practices: A Review of Crewing Practices in U.S. - Foreign Ocean Cargo Shipping - Maritime Administration - March, 2003
Related Link: www.marad.dot.gov/publications/crewing/crewpract.htm (HTM)

Four Corridor Case Studies of Short Sea Shipping Services - U.S. Department of Transportation
Related Link: www.marad.dot.gov/Programs/America's%20Marine%20Highways%20Initiative/Four%20Corridor%20Studies%20Final.pdf (HTM)

Freight Transportation: Short Sea Shipping Option Shows Importance of Systematic Approach to Public Investment Decisions - General Accountability Office - July, 2005
Related Document: FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION: Short Sea Shipping Option Shows Importance of Systematic Approach to Public Investment Decisions (PDF, 1162 KB)

Great Lakes Shipping: The Vital Link for Ohio Industry - Lake Carriers Association - January, 2005
Related Link: www.lcaships.com/ohio/ (HTM)

High Speed Ferries and Coastwise Vessels: Evaluation of Parameters and Market for Application
Related Document: High Speed Ferries and Coastwise Vessels: Evaluation of Parameters and Market for Application (PDF, 6452 KB)

High Speed Ferry and Coastwise Vessels: Assessment of a New York/Boston Service
Related Document: High Speed Ferry and Coastwise Vessels: Assessment of a New York/Boston Service (PDF, 1736 KB)

I-95 Corridor Coalition Report on Short Sea Shipping Phase I - Cambridge Systematics
Related Link: www.marad.dot.gov/Programs/America's%20Marine%20Highways%20Initiative/I-95%20CC_Short-Sea%20Options_ExecSum_complete.pdf (HTM)

Maritime Trade and Transportation - U.S. Department of Transportation - 2002
Related Link: www.bts.gov/publications/maritime_trade_and_transportation/2002/index.html (HTM)

Maritime Transport Costs and Port Efficiency - The World Bank - February, 2002
Related Link: ntl.bts.gov/lib/24000/24400/24493/11793_wps2781.pdf (PDF)

Maryland – Virginia Ferry Feasibility Study Step Two-A Report - Somerset County, City of Crisfield, Northumberland County and Northern Neck Planning District Commission
Related Document: Maryland – Virginia Ferry Feasibility Study Final Report (PDF, 168 KB)

Maryland – Virginia Ferry Feasibility Study, Step Two-A Report, February 2005 - Somerset County, City of Crisfield, Northumberland County and Northern Neck Planning District Commission
Related Document: Maryland – Virginia Ferry Feasibility Study (PDF, 168 KB)

Mega Container-ships and Mega Container-ports in the Gulf of Mexico - Texas Department of Transportation - May, 2000
Related Link: www.utexas.edu/research/ctr/pdf_reports/1833_1.pdf (PDF)

National Corn Growers Association: Transportation Policy - National Corn Growers Association - June, 2004
Related Link: www.ncga.com/transportation/main/index.asp (HTM)

New Jersey State: Maritime Resources - New Jersey Department of Transportation - March, 2004
Related Link: www.state.nj.us/transportation/works/maritime/ (HTM)

Port Canaveral, Florida: Short Sea Shipping Port Probability Study - Canaveral Port Authority - March 2005
Related Document: Canaveral Port Authority: Short Sea Shipping Port Probability Study (PDF, 2512 KB)

Regional Shipping and Port Development Strategies - The United Nations, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific - November 2001
Related Link: ntl.bts.gov/lib/24000/24400/24439/mppm_nov2001_escap2153.pdf (PDF)

Rural Inland Waterways Economic Impact Kit - University of Arkansas at Little Rock - August, 2000
Related Link: ntl.bts.gov/lib/9000/9400/9478/analysis-guide.pdf (PDF)

Statistics in Focus: European Short Sea Shipping - European Commission, Mr. Georges Xenellis - February, 2005
Related Document: Statistics in Focus - Short Sea Shipping: 2000 - 2003 (PDF, 991 KB)

Surface and Maritime Transportation - Developing Strategies for Enhancing Mobility: A National Challenge - General Accountability Office - August, 2002
Related Link: www.gao.gov/new.items/d02775.pdf (PDF)

The Harbor Maintenance Fee and Short Sea Shipping - Detroit-Windsor Truck Ferry - January, 2005
Related Document: Detroit-Windsor Truck Ferry (PDF, 109 KB)

Trade and Transportation - A Study of North American Port and Intermodal Systems - National Chamber Foundation of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Related Document: Trade and Transportation - A Study of North American Port and Intermodal Systems (PDF, 2924 KB)

U.S. Code on Federal Development of Water Transportation - 49 U.S.C. Section 303a - March, 2005
Related Link: www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/49/303a.html (HTM)

Waterway Contributions to Local Economies: State Profiles - Midwest Area River Coalition 2000 - September, 2006
Related Link: www.marc2000.org/State_Profiles.htm (HTM)

Waterway System Basic Facts - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - April, 2002
Related Link: education.usace.army.mil/navigation/waterwy.html (HTM)

Wisconsin State: $5.5 Million biennial Harbor Assistance Program - Wisconsin Department of Transportation - June, 2006
Related Link: www.dot.state.wi.us/localgov/aid/hap.htm (HTM)

News Articles

Test Report - Environmental Protection Agency
Related Document: Cross Lake Study (DOC, 28 KB)
Related Link: www.washingtonpost.com (HTM)

Project Briefs

A Decision Tool for Identifying the Prospects and Opportunities for Short Sea Shipping - By Mark Yonge, Managing Member, Maritime Transport and Logistics Advisors, LLC, U.S and Lawrence Henesey, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlshamn, Sweden
Related Document: A Decision Tool for Identifying the Prospects and Opportunities for Short Sea Shipping (PDF, 252 KB)

Cross Border Shortsea Shipping Study Final Report - Transport Canada, May 2004
Related Document: Cross Border Shortsea Shipping Study Final Report (PDF, 3115 KB)

Cross Lake Study - Hamilton Port Authority
Related Document: Cross Lake Study (DOC, 28 KB)

Developing a Short Sea Container Shipping Facility & Service Bridgeport's Experience - Greater Bridgeport Regional Planning Agency - May 15, 2003
Related Document: Developing a Short Sea Container Shipping Facility and Service Bridgeport's Experience (PDF, 1119 KB)

Integrating the Gulf of Mexico Border Region - Honorable Katherine Harris, 13th District, Florida
Related Document: Integrating the Gulf of Mexico Border Region (DOC, 38 KB)

Short Sea Shipping: Planning for its Future in the Western Hemisphere - Gary A. Lombardo, Ph.D. - Professor of Maritime Business, United States Merchant Marine Academy
Related Document: Short Sea Shipping: Planning for its Future in the Western Hemisphere (DOC, 33 KB)

First Short Sea Shipping Conference

Short Sea Shipping Conference Report
Related Document: Short Sea Shipping Conference Report (DOC, 184 KB)

Short Sea Shipping: The Wave of the Future
Related Document: Short Sea Shipping: The Wave of the Future (DOC, 178 KB)

Second Short Sea Shipping Conference

Short Sea Shipping Conference Report
Related Document: Second Short Sea Shipping Conference Report (DOC, 158 KB)

Third Short Sea Shipping Conference

Short Sea Shipping Conference Report
Related Document: Third Short Sea Shipping Conference Report (PDF, 59 KB)

I-95 Corridor Coalition

Short-Sea and Coastal Shipping Options Study - Executive Summary - November 2005
Related Document: I-95 Corridor Coalition - Short-Sea and Coastal Shipping Options Study - Executive Summary - November 2005 (PDF, 404 KB)

Short-Sea and Coastal Shipping Options Study - Final Report - November 2005
Related Document: I-95 Corridor Coalition - Short Sea and Coastal Shipping Options Study - Final Report - November 2005 (PDF, 2466 KB)