Military Ocean Terminals, Bay Area and Bayonne.
Abstract
The Military Ocean Terminal at Bay Area and the Military Ocean Terminal, Bayonne, have the mission of planning for and accomplishing the expeditious movement of Department of Defense sponsored cargo. These two key facilities have the prime responsibility for the military cargo movement with the Bay Area (Oakland) being the focal point for the Western area and Bayonne being the focal point for the Eastern area. In recent years, the maritime industry has been in an accelerating evolution of containerized freight moving between source and overseas depots. This evolution is creating serious problems in all existing distribution systems. If the two Military Ocean Terminals are to remain effective and economic instruments for handling military cargo, it is essential that they be given modern tools and facilities to accomplish their mission. The first phase of this study consisted of the collection of data on current and historical military cargo and also information on the existing facilities at the terminals. Future cargo was then forecasted along with the trends in ship design. From this criteria concepts on the modernization of the terminals were developed and evaluated. The evaluation produced the schemes which are recommended in this report to meet anticipated military requirements through the year 1990. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0863231