TY - BOOK ID - 8433424 TI - Short Sea Shipping in Europe AU - European Conference of Ministers of Transport. AU - European Conference of Ministers of Transport Combined Transport Group. PY - 2001 SN - 1280083298 9786610083299 9282113272 9282112691 PB - Paris : OECD Publishing, DB - UniCat KW - Coastwise shipping -- Europe. KW - Shipping -- Europe. 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 - Coastal shipping KW - Water transportation, Coastal KW - Economic aspects KW - Communication and traffic KW - Marine service KW - Transportation KW - Merchant marine KW - Intercoastal shipping KW - Sea Transport UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8433424 AB - For some years now, short sea shipping (SSS) has benefited from a number of government initiatives aimed at promoting its development. The aim has been to promote a more balanced modal split in transport in Europe while also reducing the impact of transport on the environment, ensuring greater European cohesion and promoting a sustainable transport system. Up to now, SSS has aroused interest at policy level mainly as an alternative to road transport, the predominant mode in Europe. Yet, is SSS only an alternative to road transport? Can it be seen as a separate component of an integrated transport network in its own right? This book shows what role SSS can play in the context of modal complementarity and what challenges European policy makers will be presented with. ER -