The purpose of this study is to update a 1989 study of the economic impact of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway System in Texas. The study uses a variety of factors to determine the current impact of the GIWW on Texas including cargo value domestic goods, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway maintenance dredging, water transportation/services revenue. In addition, the ramifications and economic impact of a possible extension of the GIWW into Mexico is presented. This study is being continued under the auspices of a new sponsor, the Texas Waterway Operators Association. The second part involves a more in-depth review of the economic impact that the barge industry has on Texas, particularly as related to industries that are heavily dependent on low-cost transportation for bulk commodities.
Economic Impact of Barge Transportation on the Texas Portion of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) and Extension of the GIWW into Mexico (Revised)
1999
180 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation , Transportation & Traffic Planning , Marine & Waterway Transportation , Economic impact , Barges , Waterway transportion , Texas , Transportation planning , Legislation , Transportation modes , Freight transportation , Manufacturing industries , Mining , Transportation systems , Gulf Intracoastal Waterway System
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