TY - BOOK ID - 7691246 TI - Short sea shipping PY - 1993 SN - 9282111814 9282105350 PB - Paris OECD. European conference of ministers of transport DB - UniCat KW - Transport KW - Coastwise shipping KW - Shipping KW - Business & Economics KW - Transportation Economics KW - Marine shipping KW - Marine transportation KW - Maritime shipping KW - Ocean KW - Ocean traffic KW - Ocean transportation KW - Sea transportation KW - Shipping industry KW - Water transportation KW - Communication and traffic KW - Marine service KW - Transportation KW - Merchant marine KW - Coastal shipping KW - Water transportation, Coastal KW - Intercoastal shipping KW - Economic aspects KW - 656.6 KW - -Shipping KW - -Coastwise shipping KW - -Traffic safety KW - -Traffic safety and children KW - -656.6 Transport by water KW - Transport by water KW - Children and traffic safety KW - Children KW - School crossing guards KW - Automobile driving KW - Highway safety KW - Road safety KW - Traffic accidents KW - Public safety KW - Traffic engineering KW - Transportation, Automotive KW - Automobiles KW - Study and teaching KW - -Congresses KW - Congresses KW - Safety measures KW - Prevention KW - Collision avoidance systems KW - -Children and traffic safety KW - 656.6 Transport by water KW - -Study and teaching UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7691246 AB - In view of the growing congestion of inland transport infrastructure, both road and rail, short sea shipping clearly warrants consideration as a valuable alternative. It is, in fact, a branch of transport activity that has attracted little attention, so its potential is still to be assessed. Round Table 89 provides some factual information and analyses in this respect, thus giving a clearer picture of the activity at present and of the main obstacles to its development, such as the cost of port operations and legal problems. ER -