Tugboats in the Transportation Industry

MARINE TUGBOATS

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Transportation

What are the different modes of transportation available to all sizes of businesses

How does the increase in fuel costs affect a business 's choice of transportation methods

What is the history in tugboats being used for commercial purposes

How vital is the role tugboats play in our society

In researching the tugboat industry , I am gaining valuable knowledge about different roles

There are many requirements for a tugboat captain

Homeland security and the Coast Guard all have some involvement with tugboat captains

and crew

Security clearance changes may limit personal

New regulations have captains paying for their own security work

The life of the crew on a tugboat is similar to a military sailor , and can have adverse affects on a family

What kind of schedules do tugboat captains and crew keep

How families deal with absentee parents who work on tugboats

Is the salary really worth the time away

Environmental Impacts

What is the environmental impact of using tugboats as transportation versus tractor trailers

What changes need to be made in the inland water system to accommodate an increase in water traffic

What is done about accidents and spills that occur on the waterways

OSHA and safety regulations

Who oversees the safety regulations in the commercial boating industry

Are tugboats required to maintain the same OSHA work as a typical business

How are the statistics for accidents different compared to other modes of transportation

What is the future need for tugboats in our everyday business

How is the commercial boating industry affected by discrimination laws and how do they keep up with changes

What are the differences in the tugboat industry here as opposed to European countries

I . Transportation

A . Available Modes of Transportation

The businesses of today all point toward a diverse mix of methods of transportation . The various modes of transportation that are currently available for different businesses today vary with the type of business that requires the service . There are airlines , railroads , water transportation , public transit , airports and trucking . All of these modes are considered to have global impacts as their presence fills the roads , seas and air to date . The particular growth that these various modes of transportation have experienced are mostly due to the fact that the technology regarding the tracking of items have already developed over the years . The cargo is now readily tracked by various methods (Doleta .gov , 2008 ) The transportation industry is now ready and available to deliver cargo from business to business

B . The Increase In Fuel Costs

The choice of whether a business will want to invest in a particular mode of transportation will depend largely on the transportation costs of that method . One of the direct factors that relate to this is the increase in fuel costs . The fuel costs greatly affect the transport costs and the transport costs , in effect , are relied upon by the businesses . When transport costs spike , internation and domestic trade are negatively affected . This means that the effect...