Short sea shipping in North America: understanding the requirements of Atlantic Canadian shippers

Brooks, Mary R.; Trifts, Valerie

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“…Part of the literature on intermodality is approached from the shippers' perspective, such as those requiring transport services (see, for example, [50,52,53]). Other works, however, explore the question from position of freight forwarders, logistics service providers or road haulers, that is to say, the organizations that offer transport services (see, for example, [11,12,34,35,49,56]).…”

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“…In spite of the above, research into SSS or MoS to analyze the determinants of modal choice do not take environmental aspects into account as a parameter that could affect the decisions made [11,12,[49][50][51][52][53] (see Table 1). Most authors have used the following variables: price, transit time, reliability and frequency.…”

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Environmental Factors and Intermodal Freight Transportation: Analysis of the Decision Bases in the Case of Spanish Motorways of the Sea

Navarro

2014

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Today, there is widespread consensus about the notable, yet simultaneously growing, negative environmental impacts generated by the transportation sector. Experts working in a number of different fields consider the current situation to be unsustainable and possible measures to reduce emissions and foster sustainability are being encouraged. The European Commission has highlighted the need to shift away from unimodal road transport toward a greater use of intermodal transport through, for example, motorways of the sea, in light of the evidence that the former makes a significant contribution to increased CO 2 emissions. However, although there is a general perception that sea transport is environmentally preferable to road transport, recent studies are beginning to question this assumption. Moreover, little research has been conducted to quantify environmental aspects and incorporate them into the decision-making processes involved in the modal shift. This study first reviews the existing literature to examine the extent to which environmental aspects are relevant in the modal choice in the case of short sea shipping and motorways of the sea. Related to this, the study also evaluates the role that different agents may play in making decisions about choice of mode, taking into consideration environmental aspects. Secondly, we use the values the European Commission provides to calculate external costs for the Marco Polo freight transport project proposals (call 2013) to estimate the environmental costs for several routes (a total of 72), comparing the use of road haulage with the intermodal option that incorporates the Spanish motorways of the sea. The results of this comparative analysis show that the intermodal option is not always the best choice in environmental terms. Consequently, the traditional environmental argument to justify this alternative must be used carefully.

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Section: Motorways Of the Sea In The Context Of Intermodal Transport:mentioning

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Environmental Factors and Intermodal Freight Transportation: Analysis of the Decision Bases in the Case of Spanish Motorways of the Sea

Navarro

2014

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“…There is obviously also research about RoRo shipping, but mainly regarding RoRo shipping itself and in competition with road transport, e.g. Brooks and Trifts (2008) and Xu and Wu (2007).…”

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Comparing maritime containers and semi-trailers in the context of hinterland transport by rail

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Bergqvist

2011

Journal of Transport Geography

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“…Blauwens et al, 2006;Janic, 2007;Nash and Sansom, 2001;Panayides, 2002) (2) transport chain choice based on behavioural attributes (cfr. Bergantino and Bolis, 2008;Brooks and Trifts 2008;Daniels and Marcucci, 2007;Hensher and Golob, 1999;de Jong and Ben-Akiva, 2007;Paixão and Marlow, 2005;Puckett and Hensher, 2008), (3) policy strategies and measures to improve the supply side of intermodal freight transport (cfr. Bontekoning and Priemus, 2004;Bruinsma et al, 2000;Gorman, 2008).…”

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Predicting Intermodal Transport Changes Through a Flow Game Framework

Roumboutsos

2014

Transportation Research Procedia

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Greater uptake of intermodal transport is important in improving efficiency and reducing carbon and other emissions. An alternative conceptual model to predict the potential of intermodal freight transport is offered based on flow game theory. Emphasis is placed on predicting the potential of establishing modal and operator alliances. The model is compared to case studies reported in literature and was shown to be able to interpret and predict operator strategies and best practices. The paper reframes understanding of intermodal transport developments and provides insight to shippers, operators and policymakers alike.

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Short sea shipping in North America: understanding the requirements of Atlantic Canadian shippers

Cited by 62 publications

References 14 publications

Environmental Factors and Intermodal Freight Transportation: Analysis of the Decision Bases in the Case of Spanish Motorways of the Sea

Environmental Factors and Intermodal Freight Transportation: Analysis of the Decision Bases in the Case of Spanish Motorways of the Sea

Comparing maritime containers and semi-trailers in the context of hinterland transport by rail

Predicting Intermodal Transport Changes Through a Flow Game Framework

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