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TRB’s National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP) Report 18: Marine Highway Transport of Toxic Inhalation Hazard Materials examines the possibility of transporting greater volumes of chlorine and anhydrous ammonia shipments via the marine highway system.

At present, there is no coastwise and only limited inland waterway activity related to either commodity.

In developing a business case for increasing chlorine and anhydrous ammonia shipments via the marine highway system, the report addresses market definition, return on investment, obstacles, impacts on other modes and their likely reactions, labor issues, environmental concerns, risks, and lessons learned from international experience.

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2012. Marine Highway Transport of Toxic Inhalation Hazard Materials. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/22737.

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59 pages |  8.5 x 11 |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/22737
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Front Matter i-vii
Summary 1-2
Chapter 1 - Background 3-12
Chapter 2 - Motivation for Increasing Waterborne Shipments 13-18
Chapter 3 - Current Operating Environment 19-23
Chapter 4 - Movement of Toxic Inhalation Hazard Materials in Europe and Canada 24-31
Chapter 5 - Vessel Requirements 32-35
Chapter 6 - Economics of Expanded Operations 36-40
Chapter 7 - Obstacles 41-44
Chapter 8 - Potential Courses of Action 45-47
Chapter 9 - Conclusions 48-48
References 49-52
Appendix A - Jones Act Tankers 53-54
Appendix B - Articulated Tug/Barges (ATBs) 55-57
Appendix C - Bibliography 58-60

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