74 
MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1967 
 
 Jurisdiction over the Alaska Railroad (ARR) was transferred to the newly
created Department of Transportation from the Department of the Interior.
However, discussions on the advisability of putting the ARR under full regulatory
control of the Interstate Commerce Commission continued. 
 
 Transportation.—After a 2—year study of Alaska transportation
problems, the 
Federal Maritime Commission came out with recommendations to improve all
modes of transportation to and from the State. The Commission dealt with
traffic flow patterns, transportation services, ocean freight rates, regulatory
problems, terminal rates, charges, and facilities, and the relationship between
transportation and the development of natural resources. 
 
Table 5.—Coastwise receipts and foreign mineral trade 
(Short tons) 
Commodity 
——— 
1965 
 
  
 
1966 
————————————
Coastwise Im- Ex 
 
 
 
Coastwise 
Im- 
Ex- 
 
 
 
 
receipts 
ports 
ports 
receipts 
ports 
ports 
Bituminous coal and lignite                     
Gasoline                                    
Kerosene, distillate, and residual fuel oil           
181 
333,432 
853,750 
 
221 
697 
123 
361,567 
991,432 
4,839 
 
Asphalt, tar, and pitches                       
Lubricating oils and greases                     
Petroleum and coal products, not elsewhere classified 
40,342 
6,550 
22,510 
 
27 
35,651 
3,798 
9,467 
85,850 
 
Building cement                             Building stone, unworked; and
crushed and broken stone                                     
102,664 
 
69 
15,519 
 
45 
 
24,724 
 
 200 
29,614 
 
Clay, ceramic and refractory materials            
Structural clay products including refractories.~     
1,000 
2,164 
 
 
4,586 
1,438 
10 
 
Sulfur                                               
 
11,608. 
 
 
8,830 
 
Sand and Gravel                              
2,617 
 
 
1,680 
825 
 
Iron ore and concentrates                       
51 
 
 
 
 
 
Iron and steel scrap                           
837 
 
 
 
 
81 
Iron and steel products                         
Aluminum and aluminum alloys, unworked        
Lead and zinc including alloys, unworked          
Nonferrous metal ores and concentrates, not else 
16,795 
 232 
26,006 
3,445 
  
72 
7,705 
 22 
9,614 
 
 where classified                            Nonferrous metals primary smelter
products, basic 
 shapes, wire, castings and forgings, except copper, 
 lead, zinc and aluminum                      
101 
 
 
60 
 
 
20 
 
 
74 
106 
22,143 
Fertilizer materials                            
2,243 
 
 
166 
 
 
 Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Waterborne Commerce of the United
States. Part 4, Pacific Coast, Alaska, and Pacific Islands, 1965—66.

 
 Among the Commission's recommendations were the following: An Interstate
Commerce Commission (ICC) study to determine if the Alaska Railroad should
be placed under full regulatory control of the ICC; improvement of port facilities
at Ketchikan, Sitka, and Petersburg; cooperation between shippers, carriers,
and State and local officials to achieve low rates for southbound cargo in
order to encourage export of natural resources; the possibility of setting
up central distribution depots at Kodiak and Dutch Harbor; and a joint airline-water
carrier rate schedule for sea-air van services to Anchorage and points north
and west. 
 With a report released in the fall entitled "Alaska Trade Study—A
Regulatory Staff Analysis," the Commission chair- 
man noted that both the Commission and the Alaska trade had already benefited
from the information developed by the staff. Information on misdescription,
misweighing, and mismeasurement was cited as having a direct bearing on the
Commission's inspection program. Analyzing joint sea-air van service, the
Commission envisioned shipments moving under joint rates from Seattle to
Anchorage by water carrier and then on to Bristol Bay, the Norton Sound area
and Kotzebue, Kodiak, and Fairbanks by air carrier. 
 Joint studies by the Planning and Research Section of the Department of
Highways and the Federal Bureau of Public Roads indicated the need for an
annual expenditure of $81.7 million over a 20year period. Factors considered
included