Short sea shipping in Europe : [ECMT Ministers of Transport at the Council of Ministers, Prague, 30-31 May 2000].

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. Short Sea Shipping In Europe: Experience And Prospects By Stratos Papadimitriou -- Short Sea Shipping And Intermodal Transport By Manfred Zachcial -- Short Sea Shipping: An Alternative To European Inland Transport Or A Complementary Mode? Report Adopted By The European Council Of Ministers Of Transport, Prague 30-31 May 2000 Includes Bibliographical References. "Two reports ... presented to ... the ECMT Combined Transport Group to introduce economical and policy problems brought about by the development of short sea shipping"--Foreword