Short Sea Shipping and Its Role in Logistics Supply Chains: A European Perspective

This paper has presented a brief description of the SSS industry in Europe and has discussed what is meant by this industry, what types of ships are involved, what cargoes are carried, what are the main geographical areas of operations, what are the industry's strengths and weaknesses, and what...

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Main Authors: Peter B. Marlow, Ana C. Paixao Casaca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emerald Publishing 2004-09-01
Series:Journal of International Logistics and Trade
Online Access:https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.24006/jilt.2004.2.1.57/full/pdf
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Summary:This paper has presented a brief description of the SSS industry in Europe and has discussed what is meant by this industry, what types of ships are involved, what cargoes are carried, what are the main geographical areas of operations, what are the industry's strengths and weaknesses, and what users require from the industry before it can become a realistic choice for many in multimodallogistics transport chains.
ISSN:1738-2122
2508-7592