Energy use in the marine transportation industry: Task I, Industry Summary. Final report

Technical Report · Thu Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5764330· OSTI ID:5764330

Task I, Industry Summary, defines the current marine transportation industry in terms of population, activities, and energy use. It identifies the various operating or service sectors of the marine transportation industry and determines the numbers and types of vessels, their operating characteristics, and energy consumption. The analysis includes all powered water-borne craft, with the exception of those owned or operated by a government organization and fixed offshore production platforms. The energy consumption analysis of the marine transportation industry concludes with 4 major findings: the marine transportation industry consumes 2.934 quads annually; energy consumption in the marine transportation sector represents 15% of the energy consumed for transportation services; the foreign trade sector consumes 80% of the estimated marine transportation energy requirements; and a minimum of 28% of the energy required by the marine transportation industry is purchased in the US. In each additional chapter (foreign trade, Great Lakes, coastal shipping, offshore, inland waterways, fishing sectors, and recreational boats) the subjects are described in terms of population, operating profiles, energy consumption, typical or generic vessels, costs, and cargo movements.

• Research Organization: Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Inc., Bethesda, MD (USA). Transportation Consulting Div.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 5764330
• Report Number(s): SAN-1175-T2(Vol.2)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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& Utilization-- Transportation-- Sea & Water
COMMODITIES
DATA
DATA COMPILATION
DATA FORMS
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
INFORMATION
MARITIME TRANSPORT
MARKET
NUMERICAL DATA
OPERATION
SHIPS
SIZE
TABLES
TANKER SHIPS
TRANSPORT