For some years now, short sea shipping (SSS) has benefited from a number of government initiatives aimed at promoting … its development. The aim has been to promote a more balanced modal split in transport in Europe while also reducing the … impact of transport on the environment, ensuring greater European cohesion and promoting a sustainable transport system. Up …

1. Introduction -- 2. Supply, Demand, and Major Short Sea Shipping Networks in Europe -- 3. Strategic Planning of Short … and growth of short sea shipping services. It describes and analyses the main operational concepts of short sea shipping … and introduces relevant administrative and strategic approaches that enable its sustainable execution. Short Sea Shipping …

This book offers unique insight into the public and private governance of international shipping from the 1970s through … of Rome and the European Parliament in enabling market liberalisation within the shipping industry on the one hand and …’s role as a maritime safety regulator and the impact this has had on the shipping industry and its governance structure. It …