Transportation and Support Services
Highly sophisticated support services are available to shippers along the waterway.
The other major modes of transportation - highways, railroads, and
airports - interface with the major ports. Port customers can choose from a
complete array of shipping services including:
- Agricultural export services
- Banks with industrial development and international services
- Barge-carry shiplines
- Barge and towing lines
- Chambers of Commerce with industrial and foreign trade specialists
- Container pools and shippers
- Custom house brokers
- U.S. State Departments of Commerce field offices
- U.S. Custom offices
- Export packers
- Foreign Consular offices
- Foreign trade clubs
- Freight forwarders
- Industrial development foundation and services
- Industrial Traffic Association
- Port Authorities
- Public terminals
- Railroads
- Small Business Administration offices
- Steamship and trucking lines
