1. HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE A CONTAINERPORT? Henry S. Marcus Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION ASPECTS CHANNEL DEPTH AND WIDTH MAXIMUM SIZE OF VESSEL NUMBER OF CONTAINER HANDLING FACILITIES LENGTH OF EACH BERTH DEPTH ALONGSIDE EACH BERTH SIZE OF EACH FACILITY TYPES OF SHOREBASED EQUIPMENT NUMBER OF GATES DESCRIPTION OF BUILDINGS DESCRIPTION OF CONTAINER STORAGE SPACE DESCRIPTION OF CHASSIS STORAGE SPACE USES INVENTORY CALCULATION OF USAGE CALCULATION OF UTILIZATION WHEN COMBINED WITH TRAFFIC

3. TYPES OF APPROACHES PHYSICAL TRAFFIC MARKET

4. MARKET DESCRIPTION ASPECTS LOAD CENTER FIRST TIER SECOND TIER THIRD TIER USES UNDERSTANDING OF MARKET POSITION PREDICITON OF FUTURE IMPACTS

5. TRAFFIC DESCRIPTION ASPECTS CONTAINER THROUGHPUT (TEU/TONS) SHIP TRAFFIC RAIL TRAFFIC TRUCK TRAFFIC USES ECONOMIC IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT UTILIZATION

6. CARRIER NEEDS FIRST TIER HUGE INTERMODAL FACILITIES RAIL & ROAD ACCESS DOUBLE STACK TRAINS ON DOCK FACILITIES THIRD TIER LIMITED SPECIALIZED NEEDS SECOND TIER FIRST TIER FACILITIES DESIRED LIMITED ABILITY TO PAY ROAD & RAIL SERVICES WAREHOUSING/DISTRIBUTION SERVICES INFORMATION SERVICES DRAYAGE ABSORPTION INLAND TERMINAL