15. PROTOTYPE HARBOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 
Growing international trade requires larger ships and more efficient handling systems. Antiquated 
port facilities severely limit the application of improved ship designs. New harbors and handling systems 
must be developed and existing facilities improved. Private industry, stimulated by funds from various 
levels of government, should take the lead in harbor development programs. 
A Prototype Harbor Development Project will serve as a model program upon which to create new and 
improved techniques for cargo handling and storage, all-weather navigational aids, ship handling 
concepts, fast and accurate record keeping, and data processing facilities. Additional benefits which will 
derive from the prototype harbor project will include new underwater construction techniques, 
increased knowledge of soil mechanics (of particular importance in the areas of anchoring and mooring), 
and sediment stabilization technology. In addition, consideration will be given to the very important 
problems relating to labor, urban population, pollution, and the economic impact on business. 
NATIONAL PROJECT 
15. Prototype Harbor Development Project 
Fundamental Technology Subsystem and Component Development 
Soil mechanics Methods of moving various dry cargoes by: 
— Pipeline 
— Conveyor 
— Barge 
Underwater construction 
Coastal engineering 
Environmental data acquisition. » Underwate attachment methods 
Anchoring and mooring Off shore bulk Storage 
Various mobile breakwaters 
xpected Benefits 
Large, deep-draft dry bulk carriers 
Minimize dredgi and associated harmful effects Entire new port complexes remote from present 
cities which have minimum effect on coastline 
Increased freedor 
Offshore bulk terminals 
A technology tha De 
to minimize co 
Construction and open of considerably more 
cost effective ships 2 
More coastal areas available for other thi 
commercial and industrial uses 
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