Barge shipping provides low cost transportation of bulk-loading commodities, which holds down production costs of finished goods, and stimulates industrial and market growth; technological advances and other improvements in equipment, operating practices, navigations of channels, and terminal operations allow barge and towing industry to keep pace with nation's growing transportation needs; barge transportation continues to provide lowest cost service for movement of bulk commodities -- average of 3 mills/ton-mi. (35280)


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    Title :

    Barge transportation. Energizer of production and marketing


    Additional title:

    ASCE, J Waterways Harbors Div


    Contributors:
    Carr, B.B. (author)


    Publication date :

    1969


    Size :

    11 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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