International Trade & Transportation

International Trade & Transportation

Geography 310 Fundamentals of Cartography

Dr. F. Kessler

4 March 2015

MaryJo Price mprice@frostburg.edu301 687-4889 Reference 301 687-4424

International Trade & Transportation

Transportation:

Air

Water Ship, barge, ferry, fishing vessels, etc. Registry flag which denote country of ownership

Rail

Road Truck, vehicle, human powered, foot, etc.

Types of Transport

Intermodal or multimodal: more than one form of transportation:

Rail to road Maritime to rail

oceanic shipping

Waterway to railsmaller bodies of water such as bays, rivers, etc.

Air to rail

Transportation -- Smaller Scale

Vehicular Taxis

Human- powered Bicycles Rickshaws

Foot Sherpas Humans & pack animals

More terms

Piggyback -- one transportation unit is carried on the back of another

Fishy back –- freight or containers moved by ferry or barge

Block train -- goods from one customer fills entire train

Single wagon load -- customer needs one or more cars but not enough cargo for full train

DWT – deadweight: the weight a ship can carry when loaded to its marks, including cargo, fuel, fresh water, stores, and crew

GT – gross ton: international measurement of the ship’s open spaces.

Shipping Categories

Areas of shipping include --- function or fun:

Barges BulkContainerCruise shipsFerriesFishingGeneral cargoRo Ro --- Roll on Roll offTankers

General Resources

Statistical Abstract -- data on air and water transportation https://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/transportation.html

Bureau of Transportation Statistics -- data & statistics by mode, region, & subjecthttp://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/data_and_statistics/index.html

Bureau of Transportation -- Freight data & statisticshttp://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/programs/freight_transportation

Bureau of Transportation -- statistics annual report 2012http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/sites/rita.dot.gov.bts/files/publications/transportation_statistics_annual_report/2012/index.html

International Resources

Bureau of Transportation Statistics – global data to assist U.S. in decision making http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/sites/rita.dot.gov.bts/files/subject_areas/international/index.html

International Transport Forum – data for 54 member countrieshttp://www.internationaltransportforum.org/statistics/shortterm/index.html

European Commission --- EU transport in figureshttp://ec.europa.eu/transport/facts-fundings/statistics/pocketbook-2013_en.htm

Europa freight transport statisticshttp://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Freight_transport_statistics

Shipping Resources

America’s container ports –overview of maritime freighthttp://permanent.access.gpo.gov/gpo8844/entire.pdf

Supply chain security – Secure Freight Initiativehttp://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo37215

U.S. Department of Transportation --- Maritime Administrationhttp://www.marad.dot.gov/library_landing_page/data_and_statistics/Data_and_Statistics.htm

Bureau of Transportation Statistics – Data Library: Maritimehttp://www.transtats.bts.gov/databases.asp?Mode_ID=2&Mode_Desc=Maritime&Subject_ID2=0

Cruise statistics – Go to Cruise Summary Tablehttp://www.marad.dot.gov/library_landing_page/data_and_statistics/Data_and_Statistics.htm#Cruise%20Statistics

Managing global supply chains by Thomas A. Cook. E-book ND38.5.C658 2008eb [Click on Find It button]

International Shipping Resources

International Maritime Organization – Maritime Knowledge Centerhttp://www.imo.org/KnowledgeCentre/ShipsAndShippingFactsAndFigures/Pages/Default.aspx

ISL –Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics http://www.infoline.isl.org/index.php?module=Pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=1&pid=1

United Kingdom --Maritime and shipping statisticshttps://www.gov.uk/government/collections/maritime-and-shipping-statistics

ITF International Transport Workers’ Federation – Fleets by flag (country of ships’ ownership)http://www.itfseafarers.org/ITF_statistics.cfm

International Maritime Organization – Maritime security & piracy http://www.imo.org/OurWork/Security/SecDocs/Pages/Maritime-Security.aspx

Bureau of Transportation – Special Report International Piracy & Armed Robbery at Sea by Matthew Chambershttp://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/sites/rita.dot.gov.bts/files/publications/special_reports_and_issue_briefs/special_report/2010_04_22/html/entire.html

Ferry & Barge Resources

U.S. Department of Transportation – Highlights of ferry operationshttp://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/sites/rita.dot.gov.bts/files/subject_areas/ncfo/highlights

World ferry accident timeline http://www.mapreport.com/subtopics/d/ferry.accident.html

Washington State Ferry traffic statisticshttp://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/traffic_stats/

U.S. waterways – barge sectorhttp://www.corpsnets.us/docs/IndOrgStudyInlandWaterways/BargeSectorIndusOrg.pdf

Air: Freight & Passenger Resources

U.S. Department of Transportation – International Air Passenger and freight statisticshttp://www.marad.dot.gov/library_landing_page/data_and_statistics/Data_and_Statistics.htm#Cruise%20Statistics

IATA (International Air Transport Association) Statistics – airline statistics Go to: Economics and then Monthly Analysishttp://www.iata.org/Pages/default.aspx

U.S. Dept. Of Transportation --Bureau of Transportation StatisticsAir cargo summary data http://www.transtats.bts.gov/freight.asp

Bureau of Transportation Statistics --Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology http://www.transtats.bts.gov/

International Air: Freight & Passenger Resources

U.S. Department of Transportation – International Air Passenger and freight statisticshttp://www.marad.dot.gov/library_landing_page/data_and_statistics/Data_and_Statistics.htm#Cruise%20Statistics

Airports Council International World Airport Traffic Reporthttp://www.aci.aero/Data-Centre/Monthly-Traffic-Data/International-Freight-Traffic/Monthly

World Bank --- Air transport, freighthttp://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IS.AIR.GOOD.MT.K1

Rail Resources

Bureau of Transportation Statistics -- Rail including border crossing/entry data, Amtrak, accidents and morehttp://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/data_and_statistics/by_mode/rail.html

Bureau of Transportation Special Reports http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/sites/rita.dot.gov.bts/files/publications/special_reports_and_issue_briefs/special_report/index.html

National Transportation Statistics 2014 http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/sites/rita.dot.gov.bts/files/NTS_Entire_14Q4.pdf

A Decade of growth in domestic freight: rail and truck ton-miles http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/sites/rita.dot.gov.bts/files/publications/special_reports_and_issue_briefs/special_report/2007_07_27/html/entire.html

Rail – International Resources

International Union of Railways --- includes data on passengers, tonnes/kilometers and length of lineshttp://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/doc/2013/wp5/7_UIC_WP5_UNECE_Sept_2013_trends_in_rail.pdf

The World Bank --- Railways goods transported & passengershttp://search.worldbank.org/data?qterm=railways&language=&format=

The World Bank --- rail lines (total route --- km)http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IS.RRS.TOTL.KM

The Statistics Portal – international railhttp://www.statista.com/search/?q=rail+international

Shipping by Truck

Bureau of Transportation -- North American Transborder Freight Data http://transborder.bts.gov/programs/international/transborder/

Bureau of Transportation – Federal Highway Administration using Bridges as example http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics/2013/

Oakridge National Laboratory: Transportation Energy Data BookHeavy vehicles and characteristics. See tables 5.14 -- 5.17 http://cta.ornl.gov/data/chapter5.shtml

Department of Transportation Freight Analysis Framework Freight Facts and Figures http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/freight_analysis/nat_freight_stats/docs/13factsfigures/pdfs/fff2013.pdf

Ort Library Resources

Ort Library home page http://www.frostburg.edu/lewis-ort-library/ Use OneSearch found on the. Remember to use the limiters found on the left of the screen.

Geography specific subject guide will provide databases, reference materials, eBooks, and websites http://libguides.frostburg.edu/geog

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Citation information can be found at http://www.frostburg.edu/lewis-ort-library/style/

The Next Step --- Data to Mapping

If you have any questions, please contact:

MaryJo A. Price ---- mprice@frostburg.edu 301-687-4889

Stop at the Reference Desk, floor 2 or call 301-687-4424

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Confer with Dr. Kessler throughout the assignment for assistance including access to the PowerPoint.

Images Retrieved from: http://www.denverpost.com/ci_19745626

http://www.afriquetravel.com/shipping.html

http://www.roadstothefuture.com/Metro_Center_Station.jpg

http://www.packair.com/freight-services/airfreight-burbank-california.html

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/rail-passengers-plea-to-reschedule-train-timings/article62722.ece

http://www.dunlaptowing.com/DT%20285.jpg

http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photography-freight-trains-image18820632

http://www.lngworldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Chantier-Davie-Canada-to-Build-Two-LNG-Ferries-for-STQ.png

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/special-drive-for-registration-of-cyclerickshaws-in-delhi/article4580117.ece