A multi-criteria decision method for the analysis of the Motorways of the Sea: the application to the case of France and Spain on the Atlantic Coast

Martínez-López, Alba; Doce, Alicia Munín; García-Alonso, Lorena

doi:10.1080/03088839.2015.1039091

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“…Accordingly, the time and cost particularities of intermodal transport chains based on SSS in the corridor from the Iberian Peninsula to Northern Europe have been studied [18,19] The first paper includes a methodology for modelling demand in SSS (using Ro-Ro ships), which allowed the estimation of cargo volumes in the route Leixões-Rotterdam, while the second presents a multicriteria approach to select the most convenient ports for establishing SSS services in the same corridor. The methodology in [18] involved the evaluation of preferences for SSS or road transportation over a set of pairs O/D, considering both time and cost as decision parameters.…”

Section: Cost and Time Competitiveness Of Intermodal Transportmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Regarding the competitiveness of SSS in the corridor from Western Iberian Peninsula to Northern Europe, very few studies have been carried out. One example is [19], where a number of transport chains from Spain to France are studied, combining different ports in Spain and France to reach specific destinations in France, while in [21] the route between Leixões (Portugal) and Rotterdam was studied to reach NUTS 2 regions spread throughout Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, and France. A similar study [22] has been conducted for the port of Le Havre.…”

Section: Geographical Delimitation Of Transport Chains Competitivenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Integrating Short Sea Shipping with Trans-European Transport Networks

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Fonseca

Martins

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This paper studies the possibilities of closer integration of short sea shipping, with other components of the Trans-European Transport Networks, shifting a significant share of road freight onto rail corridors and inland waterways. A numerical model of transport networks is used to support the calculation of the main parameters driving transport decisions, for multiple pairs of origin/destination representing statistical regions of the European Union, and for different, alternative intermodal and unimodal transport chains. Results are presented using a geographic information system. This approach is applied in a case study dedicated to the evaluation of the competitiveness of transport chains based on short sea shipping between Portugal and the Netherlands, integrated with other components of Trans-European Transport Networks (rail freight corridors and inland waterways), compared to road haulage-based transport chains. Conclusions are drawn regarding the geographical scope of the relative competitiveness of these transport chains and policy investment insights are presented.

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Section: Cost and Time Competitiveness Of Intermodal Transportmentioning

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Section: Geographical Delimitation Of Transport Chains Competitivenessmentioning

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Integrating Short Sea Shipping with Trans-European Transport Networks

Santos

Fonseca

Martins

et al. 2022

JMSE

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“…Based on the previous definition of transport networks (Road/SSS/Road-Road/SSS/Long Sea Shipping) (Paixao Casaca 2008;Martínez-López, Alonso, and Munín 2015b) it is necessary to calculate the attributes of intermodality. This chain will be defined in accordance with the transport models suggested by Daganzo (2005): 'many to one'.…”

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Articulating intermodal chains through short-sea shipping: a method for assessing the performance of East African ports

Martínez-López

González

2021

Maritime Policy & Management

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The location of East African ports, along with difficulties in building and maintaining effective road corridors, has led to the consideration of intermodal transport through Short Sea Shipping (SSS) as an alternative for load transport. However, this potential solution is dependent on the ports as consolidation load centres and on the configuration of transport networks. This paper provides a method to evaluate the performance of East African ports in their role as a hub for the intermodal chain. Specifically, through an assessment of port indicators ad hoc, the method jointly evaluates the performance of the hinterland's capillary haul and port operations. The proposed indicators aggregately consider attributes of time and cost and compare competitiveness for ports' current status with standard parameters. The application of the method to East African ports reveals that their tariff structure should be adapted to the operative reality of SSS. In addition, the loading time has not proven to be as determinant as the pre-berthing waiting time in the effectiveness of the intermodal chains.

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“…The economic benefit of ship routing systems at relative short distances justify the use of these systems in the potential multicriteria analysis in the framework of logistic supply chains. Ship routing effect may be included in a competitiveness analysis of inter-modal routes in decision making strategies (for instance Martínez-López et al, 2015); or such a complementary information to other optimization techniques for shipping routes considering available vessels or fleets (Fagerholt, 2006;Cho and Perakis, 1996) and ship scheduling oriented to maximize loading operations (Cho and Perakis, 2010;Zacharioudakis et al, 2011).…”

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Potential economic benefits of using a weather ship routing system at Short Sea Shipping

Grifoll

Osés

Castells

2018

WMU J Marit Affairs

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This contribution investigates the economic benefits of using weather ship routing on Short Sea Shipping (SSS) activities. The investigation is supported with the development of a ship routing system based on pathfinding algorithms, the parametrization of the wave effect on navigation and using high-resolution meteo-oceanographic predictions. The optimal ship routing analysis is investigated in a European SSS system: the link between Spanish and Italian ports. The results show the economic benefits using ship routing in SSS during energetic wave episodes. The rate of costs savings may reach the 15% of the total costs under particular bad weather conditions in the navigation area. The work establishes the basis of further developments in optimal route applied in relatively short-distances and its systematic use in the SSS maritime industry.

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A multi-criteria decision method for the analysis of the Motorways of the Sea: the application to the case of France and Spain on the Atlantic Coast

Cited by 14 publications

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Integrating Short Sea Shipping with Trans-European Transport Networks

Integrating Short Sea Shipping with Trans-European Transport Networks

Articulating intermodal chains through short-sea shipping: a method for assessing the performance of East African ports

Potential economic benefits of using a weather ship routing system at Short Sea Shipping

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