Innovative/alternative transport modes for movement of US coal exports to the Asian Pacific Basin.

摘要

This study examines a range of transportation options available to US coal exporters. Alternatives investigated include innovative approaches to rail and ocean transportation, coal-slurry-pipeline transportation, and coal-blending possibilities, as well as unconventional transport modes such as long overland conveyors and intermodal moves in containers. The study includes a comparison of possible delivered prices for the coals of interest, based on a variety of transportation-combination scenarios. Selected scenarios are presented. 145 refs., 31 figs., 43 tabs.