Widening the Panama Canal and U.S. ports: historical and economic impact analyses

ABSTRACT

The economic history of the U.S. illustrates how the role of many cities has been changed by being seaports or located on navigable rivers or lakes. Based on the widening of the Panama Canal in 2016, the West Coast ports that include the west coast seaports of California, Oregon, and Washington were expected to become less important, while the freight shares of the East Coast and Gulf ports would increase. By how much it has been not easy to measure or predict so far, but this study attempted to define some of the key parameters in the measurement. As well as several relevant background topics, both the demand- and supply-side versions of the National Interstate Economic Model, have been applied for the measurement of economic impacts. U.S. port authorities and policy makers at the local and national levels who respond and develop plans for coping with the new realities of the Panama Canal are able to understand the extent to which changes in shippers’ and land-mode transporters’ behaviors would undermine the logistics and the costs of their activities. Therefore, this study is important for a diverse spectrum of port development strategies in the U.S. to respond to the Canal expansion.     

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水毁路基边坡丁坝护岸工程设计及其效果分析

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Structural Characteristics and Mechanical Properties of Rock Mass in the Field of Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant, China

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膨胀土地区路基水损害作用机理研究及防治对策

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悬拼梁段长线台座吻合法预制施工关键技术探讨

深圳湾公路大桥非通航孔桥梁体施工,设计为分段预制,海上拼装,预制施工线形控制和梁段间吻合匹配,这些是其关键技术。重点介绍采用长线台座吻和法预制梁段时吻和匹配施工工艺,线形控制方法,台座设计检算及施工中易出现的问题等。     

波流联合作用下的船舶系泊

通过波流联合作用下开敞式深水码头系泊试验研究成果的分析,阐述了流对系泊船舶的作用性质,波流联合作用下系泊船舶动态特征,缆绳选择及系缆方式,并对试验方法的选取提出了建议。     

T型管节点焊趾表面裂纹扩展行为的三维断裂力学分析

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