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Journal Article · Sun Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1981 · Mar. Eng./Log; (United States)

OSTI ID:5604716

The marine industry's short-term solutions to coal-handling problems are considered. New York's potential for coal export, a bill to authorize channel-dredging to accommodate large colliers, and the reasons to upgrade mines, inland transportation and ports to meet growing world coal demand are discussed. Inland coal handling facilities such as the high-speed rail-to-barge coal transfer terminal on the Mississippi River at Cora, Illinois, facilities on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway, and the Port of Quebec are discussed, as well as the Public Bulk Terminal at New Orleans and a facility in Baltimore. Information on self-contained portable terminals, i.e., loader-unloaders mounted on ships, is given along with the types of ships and barges used for transportation.

• OSTI ID: 5604716
• Journal Information: Mar. Eng./Log; (United States), Journal Name: Mar. Eng./Log; (United States) Vol. 86:3; ISSN MENLA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
013000* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Transport
Handling
& Storage
BARGES
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
COAL
DREDGING
ENERGY SOURCES
EXPORTS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GREAT LAKES REGION
HARBORS
LOADING
MARITIME TRANSPORT
MATERIALS
MATERIALS HANDLING
MID-ATLANTIC REGION
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
NEW YORK
NORTH AMERICA
RIVERS
SHIPS
ST LAWRENCE RIVER
STREAMS
SURFACE WATERS
TERMINAL FACILITIES
TRANSPORT
UNLOADING
USA