An analysis of international air freight forwarding support for the United States Navy.
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Authors
Lake, Robert H. Jr.
Subjects
air freight forwarding
international air freight forwarding
air freight
air freight industry
Burlington-Northern Air Freight, Inc.
navy material transportation office
defense transportation
military airlift command
international air freight forwarding
air freight
air freight industry
Burlington-Northern Air Freight, Inc.
navy material transportation office
defense transportation
military airlift command
Advisors
Boger, Dan C.
Date of Issue
1985-06
Date
June 1985
Publisher
Language
en_US
Abstract
The Navy Material Transportation Office (NAVMTO) is the Airlift Clearance Authority (ACA) for the Navy and, as such, is responsible for the movement of Navy material by air. This study reviews the airfreight industry and analysis the use by the Navy of commercial international air freight forwarders in the shipment of material to overseas and deployed units to see if there could be better utilization. The author used Burlington-Northern International Air Freight, Inc. as a representative of the industry. The author's conclusion is that commercial international air freight forwarders could be better utilized by the Navy.
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Department
Administrative Sciences
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.