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May 1969
Barge Transportation—Energizer of Production and Marketing
Publication: Journal of the Waterways and Harbors Division
Volume 95, Issue 2
Abstract
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, navigation of channels, and terminal operations allow the barge and towing industry to keep pace with the nation's growing transportation needs. Barge transportation continues to provide the lowest cost service for movement of bulk commodities—an average of three mills per ton-mile.
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Journal of the Waterways and Harbors Division
Volume 95 • Issue 2 • May 1969
Pages: 163 - 173
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© 1969 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: May 1969
Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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Braxton B. Carr
President, The American Waterways Operators, Inc., Washington, D.C.
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