Feasibility Assessment of Short Sea Shipping to Service the Pacific Coast

The objective of the study was to demonstrate the preliminary market, economic, and technical feasibility of a commercial short sea service on the Pacific Coast that handles domestic and international (feeder) freight moving between major transportation hubs and population centers. The effort also addressed the potential emissions of Short Sea Shipping compared to traditional trucking and the military applications of short sea service and vessels including their scope for contributing to military deployment requirements. This document represents the results of the first phase of the CCDOTT effort. [Manalytics, CDI Marine, Westar Transport, Matthew Tedesco; February 2007]

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