Question 1

Oil pipelines used for movement of products from storage areas and refineries to market-oriented tank farms are classified as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  gathering lines 
B)  transmission lines 
C)  trunk lines 
D)  product lines 
A)  gathering lines 
B)  transmission lines 
C)  trunk lines 
D)  product lines

Question 2

Compare pipeline pricing to pricing by other modes,and describe how the pipelines price their services.

Accepted Answer

The major difference between pipeline an

Question 3

Why are water terminals provided by the public and operated by local government agencies?

Accepted Answer

Similar to highways water carriers termi

Question 4

Which best describes the domestic water carrier industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  a limited number of small firms 
B)  large businesses with some offshore ownership 
C)  the carriers that report to the Surface Transportation Board's water section 
D)  the regulated carriers account for approximately one-fourth of the industry's total carriers 
A)  a limited number of small firms 
B)  large businesses with some offshore ownership 
C)  the carriers that report to the Surface Transportation Board's water section 
D)  the regulated carriers account for approximately one-fourth of the industry's total carriers

Question 5

What Supreme Court Judgement resulted in the requirement for pipeline owners to act as common carriers if there was service demand?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What Supreme Court Judgement resulted in the...

Question 6

Discuss water transportation labor.

Accepted Answer

Water transportation has a similar labor

Question 7

What medium is used to move coal in slurry lines?

Accepted Answer

A)  compressed air 
B)  gas 
C)  water 
D)  vacuum 
A)  compressed air 
B)  gas 
C)  water 
D)  vacuum

Question 8

What has happened to the volume of water cargo movement between 2000 and 2007? Why has this occurred?

Accepted Answer

Water carriers have seen an overall decr

Question 9

Water carriage is recognized as being a catalyst for economic activity in a community.This recognition is used as a justification for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  private investment in waterway construction 
B)  public investment in railroad construction as a connector for water transportation 
C)  public investment in and operation of ports 
D)  private investment in highway construction as a connector for water transportation 
A)  private investment in waterway construction 
B)  public investment in railroad construction as a connector for water transportation 
C)  public investment in and operation of ports 
D)  private investment in highway construction as a connector for water transportation

Question 10

Define,describe and discuss the nature of intramodal and intermodal competition for pipelines.

Accepted Answer

Competition between pipeline companies (

Question 11

What are the four major commodities transported by pipelines?

Accepted Answer

Pipelines primarily move four major comm

Question 12

Which mode of transportation has costs that come closest to pipeline costs?

Accepted Answer

A)  rail 
B)  motor 
C)  water 
D)  air 
A)  rail 
B)  motor 
C)  water 
D)  air

Question 13

Different grades of crude oil or products in the pipeline at the same time may not mix because of a technique which keeps them separated.This is done with:

Accepted Answer

A)  block 
B)  batching pig 
C)  batching ball 
D)  slurry 
A)  block 
B)  batching pig 
C)  batching ball 
D)  slurry

Question 14

Which is a significant factor allowing the pipelines to increase their capacity and move an increased amount of tonnage?

Accepted Answer

A)  larger pipe diameters 
B)  seamless pipe 
C)  major advances in technology 
D)  government regulations which require that the lines move product more quickly 
A)  larger pipe diameters 
B)  seamless pipe 
C)  major advances in technology 
D)  government regulations which require that the lines move product more quickly

Question 15

Water carriers compete to a limited degree with motor carriers.In most cases,what is the main interaction between the motor and water carriers?

Accepted Answer

A)  to move shipments from one area at a port to another 
B)  to transport liquid cargo from a tanker to a refinery 
C)  to transport shipments too small for a barge to an area when they can be assembled into a large enough quantity for a barge 
D)  to overcome accessibility constraints of water carriers, linking inland areas to the waterways 
A)  to move shipments from one area at a port to another 
B)  to transport liquid cargo from a tanker to a refinery 
C)  to transport shipments too small for a barge to an area when they can be assembled into a large enough quantity for a barge 
D)  to overcome accessibility constraints of water carriers, linking inland areas to the waterways

Question 16

How much has operating revenue for natural gas pipelines increased between 2000 and 2005?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How much has operating revenue for natural...

Question 17

What is are at least two of the unique aspects of the pipeline industry?

Accepted Answer

The type of commodity transported,most p

Question 18

Water carrier's intramodal competition is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  fierce and intense and ongoing efforts 
B)  very much a Lazes Faire or live and let live approach 
C)  very limited due the nature of industry 
D)  mandated by the ICC termination Act of 1995 
A)  fierce and intense and ongoing efforts 
B)  very much a Lazes Faire or live and let live approach 
C)  very limited due the nature of industry 
D)  mandated by the ICC termination Act of 1995

Question 19

According to the U.S.Department of Transportation what is the total investment in pipeline?

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to the U.S.Department of Transportation what...

Question 20

Since pipelines transport liquids,how do they keep the various liquids from mixing together?
What happens in they do mix?

Accepted Answer

The pipeline companies are able to separ

Oil pipelines used for movement of products from storage areas and refineries to market-oriented tank farms are classified as which of the following?

Compare pipeline pricing to pricing by other modes,and describe how the pipelines price their services.

Why are water terminals provided by the public and operated by local government agencies?

Which best describes the domestic water carrier industry?

What Supreme Court Judgement resulted in the requirement for pipeline owners to act as common carriers if there was service demand?

Discuss water transportation labor.

What medium is used to move coal in slurry lines?

What has happened to the volume of water cargo movement between 2000 and 2007? Why has this occurred?

Water carriage is recognized as being a catalyst for economic activity in a community.This recognition is used as a justification for which of the following?

Define,describe and discuss the nature of intramodal and intermodal competition for pipelines.

What are the four major commodities transported by pipelines?

Which mode of transportation has costs that come closest to pipeline costs?

Different grades of crude oil or products in the pipeline at the same time may not mix because of a technique which keeps them separated.This is done with:

Which is a significant factor allowing the pipelines to increase their capacity and move an increased amount of tonnage?

Water carriers compete to a limited degree with motor carriers.In most cases,what is the main interaction between the motor and water carriers?

How much has operating revenue for natural gas pipelines increased between 2000 and 2005?

What is are at least two of the unique aspects of the pipeline industry?

Water carrier's intramodal competition is characterized by:

According to the U.S.Department of Transportation what is the total investment in pipeline?

Since pipelines transport liquids,how do they keep the various liquids from mixing together? What happens in they do mix?

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Exam 8: Water Carriers and Pipelines

Oil pipelines used for movement of products from storage areas and refineries to market-oriented tank farms are classified as which of the following?

Compare pipeline pricing to pricing by other modes,and describe how the pipelines price their services.

Why are water terminals provided by the public and operated by local government agencies?

Which best describes the domestic water carrier industry?

What Supreme Court Judgement resulted in the requirement for pipeline owners to act as common carriers if there was service demand?

Discuss water transportation labor.

What medium is used to move coal in slurry lines?

What has happened to the volume of water cargo movement between 2000 and 2007? Why has this occurred?

Water carriage is recognized as being a catalyst for economic activity in a community.This recognition is used as a justification for which of the following?

Define,describe and discuss the nature of intramodal and intermodal competition for pipelines.

What are the four major commodities transported by pipelines?

Which mode of transportation has costs that come closest to pipeline costs?

Different grades of crude oil or products in the pipeline at the same time may not mix because of a technique which keeps them separated.This is done with:

Which is a significant factor allowing the pipelines to increase their capacity and move an increased amount of tonnage?

Water carriers compete to a limited degree with motor carriers.In most cases,what is the main interaction between the motor and water carriers?

How much has operating revenue for natural gas pipelines increased between 2000 and 2005?

What is are at least two of the unique aspects of the pipeline industry?

Water carrier's intramodal competition is characterized by:

According to the U.S.Department of Transportation what is the total investment in pipeline?

Since pipelines transport liquids,how do they keep the various liquids from mixing together? What happens in they do mix?

Global Supply Chains: The Role and Importance of Transportation

Transportation: The Critical Link in the Economy

Transportation Regulation and Public Policy

Costing and Pricing in Transportation

Motor Carriers

Railroads

Airlines

Transportation Risk Management

Global Transportation Planning

Global Transportation Execution

Third Party Logistics

Private Transportation and Fleet Management

Issues and Challenges of Global Supply Chains

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