| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Trade issues, policies and laws |
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Trade issues, policies and laws series.
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| Contents |
PANAMA CANAL EXPANSION: ISSUES AND POTENTIAL EFFECTS; PANAMA CANAL EXPANSION: ISSUES AND POTENTIAL EFFECTS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: PANAMA CANAL EXPANSION STUDY, PHASE I REPORT: DEVELOPMENTS IN TRADE AND NATIONAL AND GLOBAL ECONOMIES; FOREWORD; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION; SECTION 2. PANAMA CANAL EXPANSION PROGRAM; SECTION 3. GLOBAL AND U.S. TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS; SECTION 4. U.S. TRADE AND FACTORS AFFECTING GROWTH; SECTION 5. EFFECTS OF PANAMA CANAL EXPANSION; SECTION 6. CONCLUSIONS; TECHNICAL NOTES |
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APPENDIX 1. TRANSIT STATISTICSAPPENDIX 2. NORTH AMERICAN INTERMODAL RAIL NETWORK; APPENDIX 3. TRUCKING AND DRAYAGE ISSUES; APPENDIX 4. STANDARD CLASSIFICATION OF TRANSPORTED GOODS; ACRONYMS; LIST OF WORKS CITED; Chapter 2: U.S. PORTS AND INLAND WATERWAYS MODERNIZATION: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; INDEX |
| Summary |
The Panama Canal is an important link in global trade and its expansion, which will allow passage of much larger ships, and could have significant impacts on U.S. ports and inland infrastructure. This book describes ways that shipping patterns and industry costs could change when the Panama Canal expansion is complete, assesses the potential shifts in trade flows tied to the Panama Canal expansion and identifies potential markets that could be affected |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Shipping -- Panama -- Canal Zone
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TRANSPORTATION -- Ships & Shipbuilding -- Pictorial.
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Shipping
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| SUBJECT |
Panama Canal (Panama) -- Design and construction
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| Subject |
Panama -- Panama Canal
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Canal Zone
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Porter, Casey, editor
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| LC no. |
2020686706 |
| ISBN |
9781633215597 |
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1633215598 |
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