Determinants for a Feasible Short Sea Shipping: Lessons from Europe for ASEAN

Abstract

This paper aims to review the key factors for a feasible Short Sea Shipping (SSS) operation that is currently beginning to regain its popularity across the globe through the survey of literature beginning from the year 1999 to 2014. Although the literature has addressed a myriad of important factors through research conducted particularly in Europe, it could be argued that the important determining factors that are required for a particular route or area may not be applicable to another route or area. In Europe, SSS is introduced with the main purpose of diverting freight transportation away from the congested roads whilst for the ASEAN countries, SSS has been part of the initiative to ensure the attainment of a well-connected ASEAN community. Hence, although important lessons could be learned from the European experience, a thorough study would have to be conducted before any SSS endeavour is initiated to ensure the important determining factors for its success are identified. This would enable SSS investors and authorities of countries involved to focus their limited resources to ensure the success of their SSS undertaking.

Key Factor for Successful Roll-on Roll-off (Ro-Ro) Operation: a Delphi Technique at Langkawi Terminal, Kedah

“…Table II show the socio-demographic profile of the respondents. In this research, Round 1 and Round 2 questionnaires survey indicate the same seven (7) respondents that participated in the survey. The distribution of the percentage of male and female is approximately equal with 42.9% and 7.1% respectively.…”

“…The objective of this research is to investigate the key factors for successful Roll-on Roll-off (Ro-Ro) Short Sea Shipping operation at Langkawi Terminal. The seven (7) expertise or respondents that have been contributed for both rounds of Delphi survey at Langkawi Terminal mostly agreed and approved that Adequate port facilities and equipment, Large shipment volume, SSS service quality, Good intermodal link, Port efficiency, Port accessibility, Promotions effort, Government assistance at initial period, Langkawi Island as a World-class tourist area, Information Communication technology (ICT) and Fixed transportation. Notwithstanding, the other area and the other sub factors that contribute to the successful of Ro-Ro operations at Langkawi Port are not elaborated yet.…”

“…[19]as cited in [5] argued that, the economic viability of the SSS operation is dependent on the right mix of ship type, cargo to be carried and speed because as the speed increases, the fuel consumption grows exponentially where difference in port time may not be as relevant. Expounding further on the determinant suggested by involving the right mix of ship's type, cargo and space [7].…”

“…In addition, the key determinants of a successful SSS operation are port infrastructure and efficiency [22]. These factors are agreed by [7]and claims that government assistance at initial period and port efficiency are the key factors to ensure the successful of SSS operation. (Arof, 2015) state based on supply chain perspective, that (i) intensive promotion of SSS, (ii) growth of cargo volume, (iii) level of cooperation between parties active in port, (iv) efficient and effective multi-modal network, and (v) standardization of port infrastructure and port interfaces are the important determining factors for a successful SSS network in Europe.…”

Barriers and Enablers for Short Sea Shipping in the Southern African Development Community

“…In particular, SSS has been identified as a key strategy to achieve sustainable development in freight transport, particularly intermodal transport [11,12]. SSS has various socio-economic benefits that motivate policy support worldwide [13][14][15][16].…”