Rationalization of liner service, United States Atlantic and gulf ports to northern Europe. Volume III: with decreased fleet capacity and port service. Final report
For the less constrained approach to rationalization as reported, the same limited geographical scope was used--the United States foreign trade routes between the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coasts to Northern Europe, and from the Baltic Sea south to and including the northern coast of Spain. The same cargo traffic data was used for 1978, including U.S. military liner cargo data. And the same characteristics of the liner fleet were used serving those trade routes, as secured from Lloyd's Register; and the same data on the actual liner service provided in 1978, as secured from Lloyd's Voyage Records, were used. In the example of rationalization the liner service between ports was reduced, reflecting less service actually received on many routes. Also, the fleet capacity at midocean was reduced to generate the highest annual percentage utilization of useable ship space. The major conclusions that were drawn from the limited rationalization approach is that the excessively high level of service and capacity offered in 1978 between many port pairs, especially where cargo tonnage is relatively low, must be reduced if the cost efficiencies inherent in rationalization are to be achieved. The cost benefits of rationalization cannot be achieved in the trade routes between U.S. Atlantic and U.S. Gulf Coasts to Europe without reductions in port-to-port service levels and midocean capacities.
- Research Organization:
- Manalytics, Inc., San Francisco, CA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5893914
- Report Number(s):
- PB-81-142366
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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