Atlantica: the intersection of three major North American regions

The Quebec City – Windsor Corridor

The New Atlantic Triangle

Appalachian Regional Commission

Economic Distress Picture

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Equa

tor

The Resurgence of All-Water Services to the East Coast

LandbridgeLandbridge

Westbound Westbound RouteRoute

Eastbound Eastbound RouteRoute

Zone of ContestabilityZone of Contestability

Equilibrium

Equilibrium

(indifference) Point

(indifference) Point

New York (1):75% (2005)60% (2020) New York (2+3):

25% (2005)40% (2020)

NYNY

SavannahSavannah

PanamaPanamaRouteRoute

New Direct LinksNew Direct Links17 (2002)17 (2002)26 (2007)26 (2007)

1

2

3

Maine surrounded by Canada

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North American Rail SystemNorth American Rail System

Potential for a fully-developed shortsea shipping network serving AINER

Atlantica’s Fragmented Rail Connections

Maine: International Truck Flows for Border Crossings, 1998

Champlain Area: International Truck Flows for Border Crossings, 1998

Coastal Service Network on the East Coast

Road Trains

Common LCVs Common Non-LCV trucks

Rocky Mountain Double

Turnpike Double

Triple

Combination with Single trailer

Combination with Twin Trailers

Straight Truck with Trailer Connected with Draw Bar (Lengths Vary)

|----26’- 28’-----| |----26’-28’----| |----26’-28’---|

|----------45’- 48’-----------| |-----------45’-48’-----------|

|----------45’- 48’-----------| |----26’-28’----||-----------40’- 53’------------|

|----26’- 28’----| |----26’-28’----|

Manufacturing sector employment as a share of total employment

Manufacturing sector employment as a share of total employment

In most advanced economies, the importance of manufacturing sector employment has declined

Sources: Statistics Canada; OECD

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5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

1969 1972 1975 1978 1981 1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1999 2002

per cent

Canada

U.S.

Germany

Japan

U.K.

Extent of adjustment