Logistics strategies for short sea shipping operating as part of multimodal transport chains

Potential freight distribution improvements using motorways of the sea

“…In fact, different carriers' strategies have already been analyzed but mainly with a qualitative and/or descriptive approach, such as the works by Marlow (cf. Paixão andMarlow, 2002, 2005;or Paixão Casaca and Marlow, 2009 Bernetti et al (2002) and Beuthe et al (2001) followed a different approach, using specific formulations to calculate the costs and impacts caused by different transportation means.…”

“…In later papers the same authors identified the main customer (shipper and carrier) requirements for shipping companies to ease the intermodality (Paixão and Marlow, 2005). They continued, in a later paper (Paixão Casaca and Marlow, 2009), by assessing the SSS providers with a compendium of good practice measures oriented to integrating the SSS seamlessly into intermodal transportation.…”

Analysis of the development of Polish ferry market in context of selected external determinants

“…Ferry shipping is identified as a segment of short sea shipping (Musso et al, 2010, p. 401). Paixao and Marlow as well as Daduna et al emphasize the importance of ferry services in multimodal transport chains (Paixao, Marlow, 2009, pp. 1-19, Daduna et al, 2012.…”

Modeling transportation demand in short sea shipping

“…Questionnaires have been used (Paixão Casaca and Marlow, 2009) to analyze the factors that have an impact on the use of SSS in multimodal logistics supply chains. A number of factors have been found important, including selection of ports and service speed, cost of service, quality, reliability, commercial relationship including after sales attitude, corporate image and involvement of forwarders.…”