Cost and time models for the evaluation of intermodal chains by using short sea shipping in the North Sea Region: the Rosyth-Zeebrugge route

Martínez-López, Alba; Kronbak, Jacob; Jiang, Liping

doi:10.1504/ijstl.2015.069692

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“…The first, between Vigo in the northwest of Spain and St. Nazaire in Brittany (France), was selected mainly due to the different environmental footprint of the electricity grids of both countries (see Section 3.1). Additionally, this route currently operates as a European Motorway of the Sea (MoS), having been a frequently studied route for optimizing fleets in the past [20,21]. This permits us to widen the analysis by comparing unconventional vessels (e.g., optimized feeder vessels) to the conventional ones.…”

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“…The operation times in port were estimated through expressions published by Martínez-López et al [21] for SSS vessels (feeder and Ro-Pax vessels). The results were tested with real values from Las Palmas port (an average loading/unloading time of 3.5 and 2.3 h for feeder and Ro-Pax, respectively, and 30 minutes for the maneuvering stage).…”

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Assessment of Cold Ironing and LNG as Mitigation Tools of Short Sea Shipping Emissions in Port: A Spanish Case Study

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By the end of 2025 European ports are required to provide (Directive 2014/94/EU) facilities to ensure the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) use and on-shore electricity supply for vessels (Cold Ironing—CI). Even though this involves considerable port investment, many uncertainties about CI and LNG performance exist because their application depends on vessel operators’ willingness. Additionally, lag times for CI connection/disconnection along with methane emissions from LNG undermine their feasibility for Short Sea Shipping (SSS). Since, among the SSS aims are the reduction in berthing times and its effectiveness for inter-islands’ traffic where, land electricity grids are frequently dependent on the fuel burning generation by penalizing the CI performance. This paper introduces a calculation method to evaluate the pollution savings in monetary terms by CI and LNG use in SSS. The method is applied to three European routes by testing the environmental performance of two fleets: feeder and Ro-Pax vessels. The results show that feeders reach higher environmental improvements by using port mitigation than Ro-Pax vessels. Additionally, the need for ensuring the sustainability of on-shore grids before the CI implementation was evinced, especially in insularity frameworks, where the environmental benefits from LNG use proved to be more effective.

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Assessment of Cold Ironing and LNG as Mitigation Tools of Short Sea Shipping Emissions in Port: A Spanish Case Study

2021

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“…Intermodality is understood as the movement of goods in the same load-carrying unit, using two or more modes of transportation without handling the goods when changing the mode of transportation, and where most of the route is by rail or inland waterway [20]. It is presented as the logistics system with greatest efficiency and respect for the environment and it is conducted in a series of stages [21]: (i) pick up in the area of origin and transport by road to the intermodal terminal; (ii) transfer of the goods to the following means of transport used (rail, sea, air); (iii) transport of the cargo between the intermodal terminals of origin and destination; (iv) transfer of the products to a truck; and, (v) distribution by road from the terminal to the final destination of the goods.…”

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Analysis of Intermodal Transport Potentials for Vegetables Export from Southeast Spain

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This work studies the viability of intermodal transport of horticultural products from southeast Spain to the rest of Europe. This sector has an exportation turnover of 4100 million € and accounts for 69% of total Spanish exports and 35% of the consumption of vegetables in the European Union. The transportation services for the sector are carried out entirely by refrigerated trucks. Due to increased cost, transit limitations, and the strategic dependence on only one transport mode, it is necessary to seek out alternative logistics formulas. In this sense, intermodal transport could be a good option as it can reduce cost and the environmental impact of transport. This paper analyzes the problems involved in using intermodality by conducting a survey among exporters with the additional goal of looking for viable routes using road + short sea shipping. The impact of the transport modal shift on exports is also analyzed using a gravity model. The results show that the route from southeast Spain to the United Kingdom is the most viable. What is more, this strategy can increase exports to this country by reducing transport costs. In general, intermodality can help improve the competitiveness of the Spanish horticultural export sector.

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“…La intermodalidad es entendida como el movimiento de mercancías en una misma unidad de carga, utilizando dos o más modos de transporte sin manipulación de la mercancía al cambiar de medio, y donde la mayor parte de la ruta se realiza por ferrocarril o vía navegable (López et al, 2015). Se presenta como el sistema de organización logística con mayor eficiencia y respeto al medio ambiente y se desarrolla en una serie de etapas (Paixao y Marlow, 2009): i) recogida en la zona de origen y transporte por carretera a la terminal intermodal, ii) transbordo de la mercancía al siguiente medio de transporte empleado (ferroviario, marítimo, aéreo), iii) transporte de la carga entre las terminales intermodales de origen y destino; iv) transferencia de los productos a un camión; v) y distribución por carretera desde la terminal al lugar final de destino de la mercancía.…”

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“…La mayoría de los trabajos de viabilidad de rutas intermodales contemplan el estudio de los umbrales mínimos de carga, la predisposición del usuario final, la determinación óptima de los destinos y la comparación en las variables claves de decisión (coste y tiempo) con respecto al transporte base, en este caso camión (Pérez-Mesa y Galdeano-Gómez, 2012;López et al, 2015;Agamez-Arias y Moyano-Fuente, 2017). Por esta razón, se realizan cuatro análisis: i) Estudio de la propensión de implantación: orientado a comprobar si existe un interés real por la problemática en las empresas agroalimentarias almerienses.…”

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Viabilidad de la intermodalidad en el transporte de perecederos

Mesa¹,

Aballay²

2019

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Este trabajo trata de estudiar la viabilidad de la intermodalidad en el transporte de productos hortícolas desde el sureste de España. Un sector que genera, sólo en exportación, casi 3.000 millones de €. En Almería, referente del sector hortícola de España en producción y exportación hacia la Unión Europea, prácticamente la totalidad del tráfico se realiza por camión frigorífico. Ante el aumento tendencial de su coste, las trabas futuras para su utilización (tasas ambientes o limitación de tránsitos) y la dependencia estratégica del sector productor-exportador de ese sistema, se hace necesaria la búsqueda de fórmulas logísticas alternativas. En este sentido, la intermodalidad se presenta como una opción, entendida como el movimiento de mercancías, en una misma unidad de carga, utilizando dos o más medios de transporte. En concreto, en este trabajo se comprueba el potencial de la logística terrestre-marítima combinando camión refrigerado y buques Ro-Ro, con el objetivo de aumentar la competitividad de las empresas de comercialización hortofrutícola mediante la definición de alternativas logísticas que, de forma paralela, permitan reducir el impacto ambiental del transporte. Los resultados muestran que las rutas hacia Reino Unido son las mejor posicionadas para el cambio modal.

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Cost and time models for the evaluation of intermodal chains by using short sea shipping in the North Sea Region: the Rosyth-Zeebrugge route

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Assessment of Cold Ironing and LNG as Mitigation Tools of Short Sea Shipping Emissions in Port: A Spanish Case Study

Assessment of Cold Ironing and LNG as Mitigation Tools of Short Sea Shipping Emissions in Port: A Spanish Case Study

Analysis of Intermodal Transport Potentials for Vegetables Export from Southeast Spain

Viabilidad de la intermodalidad en el transporte de perecederos

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