Freight transport in urban areas has become an important social issue due to the increasing level of traffic congestion, negative environmental impact, road traffic safety, fuel consumption. In the last decade, local administrators, as well as national governments, tried to implement a number of...

The pace of growth in trade of goods and services between Europe and Asia has been very dynamic in the last decades and has brought about deep changes in the maritime sector. The two port systems of the Northern Range and of the Mediterranean region in Europe are tightening their relationships...