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Shipping Container Chassis in the US: The Legacy of Ocean Carriers

项目名称：	Shipping Container Chassis in the US: The Legacy of Ocean Carriers
摘要：	Containerized shipping, which accounts for approximately 60 percent of all world seaborne trade while generating approximately 12 trillion United States (US) dollars in 2017, links trading partners between the water, rail, and air modes (as well as on-time distribution points and retail outlets). Therefore, the international chassis is, in turn, ��the linchpin of today�s international commerce� (Lane, 2015). The University of New Orleans Transportation Institute (UNOTI) will examine the issues surrounding the current state of international chassis utilization in the United States (US). The international chassis system in the US is unique compared to global chassis utilization where the motor carriers, the freight customers, or off-site terminals provide chassis. However, in the US, the divestment of international chassis by ocean carriers, which began in 2009, resulted in three major international chassis leasing companies linked to the foreign carriers being the American shippers� only options for international chassis leasing in many cases. This situation is compounded by the fact that DCLI is in the process of acquiring the domestic fleet of one of the other two major international chassis lessors, TRAC Intermodal, which is slated to be completed in January of 2018. The extra cost associated with the lack of international chassis lessor competition profits the foreign ocean carrier lines while raising costs for domestic consumers.
状态：	Completed
资金：	79965
资助组织：	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
管理组织：	Maritime Transportation Research and Education Center
执行机构：	University of New Orleans Transportation Institute
主要研究人员：	Stich, Bethany
开始时间：	20180301
预计完成日期：	20191231
实际结束时间：	20191231