Bulk Transportation of Hazardous Materials by Water in the Future - A Long-Range Forecast.
Abstract
Contents: Future energy needs; trends in world shipping; railway transport of hazardous materials; highway transport of hazardous materials; water transportation of petroleum and petroleum products in the future; predicting ocean pollutants; vessels for special cargoes; new concepts for bulk cargo vessels; hull underwriting and the changing technology; future ports--onshore and offshore; experimental basis for control of vessels by satellite; control systems for vessels - open sea and harbor; floating superport; hazardous materials flow in intercoastal waterways--a case study of risk-exposure factors for the future of a specific area; human error in merchant marine safety; practical problems in technology assessment: a telecommunications example; future risk analysis techniques; institutional and technical problems in risk analysis; summary of conference.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0776618
Entities
Organizations
- National Academy of Sciences