John Hennessy III,
P.E.
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
Extensive and efficient infrastructure is critical for ensuring the effective functioning of the economy, as it is an important factor determining the location of economic activity and the kinds of activities or sectors that can develop in a particular instance. Well-developed infrastructure reduces the effect of distance between regions, integrating the national market and connecting it at low cost to markets in other countries and regions.
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This is the second in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.
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RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION
BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS
The U.S. marine transportation system handles large volumes of domestic and international freight in support of the Nation’s economic activities. As a vital part of that system, the Nation’s container ports handle cargo and are sources of employment, revenue, and taxes for businesses or communities where they are located.
From Fast Lane, the Official Blog of the U.S. Department of Transportation: The currently standing Gerald Desmond Bridge links Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach, a bridge so active that Port of Long Beach Executive Director Richard Steinke called it “…the workhorse of the goods movement system.” Unfortunately, at 42 years old, the […]
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RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION
BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS
Atlantic coast U.S. seaports from Eastport, ME, through Key West, FL, are preparing for an expected increase in cargo generated by an expansion of the Panama Canal scheduled for completion in 2014 (figure 1). Preparations at east coast ports include installation of larger cranes and dredging channels to accommodate container ships with nearly two and one-half times the capacity of current Panamax vessels, the largest ships that now transit the canal…This fact sheet highlights the major Atlantic container ports of New York/New Jersey, Virginia, Savannah, and Charleston.
Blogineering, a site that focuses on providing a “sanctum where engineers and those interested…can find advice, hacks, and commentary on many of the important engineering topics of the day” has posted an article entitled: “50 Must-See Report Cards, Studies, and Infographs on America’s Crumbling Infrastructure.” The article offers up a list of resources that discuss […]
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TRANSPORTATION FOR AMERICA
By Stephen Lee Davis
So if a port is congested or wants to expand, there’s little available federal money to spend directly on rail or any other mode. Your choices are highways or highways. When a state or port does spend to improve operations, there is no accountability to make sure they’re actually reducing port/freight congestion, moving freight faster, or reducing air pollution in surrounding communities — a significant issue of environmental justice.
The Port is pushing the envelope with clean air goals through year 2023. -from Port of Long Beach on YouTube
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RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION
BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS
To move large quantities of goods across the country and around the world, Americans depend on the Nation’s freight transportation system—a vast network of roads, bridges, rail tracks, airports, seaports, navigable waterways, pipelines, and equipment. Today, U.S. households can buy fresh fruits and vegetables in mid-winter, expect fast and reliable next-day deliveries of Internet purchases, and use electronic appliances manufactured thousands of miles away, often in other countries. Because economic activities worldwide have become more integrated and globalized, more goods produced by U.S. factories and farms are bound for export, and imports originate from more than 200 countries. This pace of trade Americans have become accustomed to is made possible by the complex intermodal transportation network that blankets the country and links the United States with world markets.
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