Short Sea Shipping in the Age of Sustainable Development and Information Technology

This book provides a thorough understanding of Short Sea Shipping (SSS) and its role in transport chains, presenting a revision of EU policies for SSS.

Autorentext

Tiago A. Santos is Assistant Professor in Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) and the Principal Researcher at the Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC) in the group 'Safety and Logistics of Maritime Transportation'. He currently coordinates the national research project SHORTSEACHAIN, dealing mainly with short sea shipping integrated in intermodal supply chains.

C. Guedes Soares is Professor of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering in Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) and President of the Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC). He has participated or coordinated numerous international and national research projects in the field of maritime transportation and ports, including the Concerted Action on Short Sea Shipping, INTRASEAS, TOHPIC, TRAPIST, TRESHIP, FLAGSHIP and EFFORTS EU projects.

Inhalt

Preface Part I: Short sea shipping policies, infrastructure and equipment 1. **European policies for short sea shipping and intermodality 2. Ro-Ro ships and dedicated short sea shipping terminals Part II: Quantitative methods for short sea shipping 3. **Ro-Ro ship and fleet sizing in intermodal transportation 4. Sustainability in short sea shipping-based intermodal transport chains 5. Simulating Ro-Ro operations in the context of supply chains 6. Multi-criteria decision method applied to Motorways of the Sea 7. The economic impact of tourism on the Motorways of the Sea NantesGijón Part III: Regional studies on short sea shipping 8. Ro-Ro short sea shipping and Motorways of the Sea: evolutionary patterns of road hauliers' operating strategies 9. The competitiveness of Motorways of the Sea: a case study in Italy 10. The cost of modal shift: the case of Greece 11. Short sea shipping in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations 12. Short sea shipping in Latin America: analysis of the current logistics systems Part IV: Information and communications technology in support of short sea shipping 13. ***Short sea shipping in the age of information and communications technology Index*.