The Sulphur Cap in Maritime Supply Chains : Environmental Regulations in European Logistics

This book examines the current and controversial topic of the sulphur cap in maritime supply chains, a new regulation set to be enforced in 2020. The author presents extensive research on three northern countries - Finland, Sweden and Estonia - and the effects they felt when these regulations were rolled out in 2015. These regional case studies are presented alongside extensive private sector data, annual reports and interviews to assess and forecast how the maritime supply chain will cope with rising costs and alternative approaches to environmental regulations. This book includes advanced regression analyses alongside interactive simulation models for the reader to evaluate new supply chain strategies and study the effects of these regulations. Front Matter ....Pages i-xix Introduction (Olli-Pekka Hilmola)....Pages 1-15 General Economic and Trade Environment (Olli-Pekka Hilmola)....Pages 17-34 Was Sulphur Regulation the Reason for Growth of Unitized Cargo Between Finland and Estonia? (Olli-Pekka Hilmola)....Pages 35-51 Unitized Cargo: Growing Truck-Based Volumes at the Sea Ports of Estonia, Sweden and Finland (Olli-Pekka Hilmola)....Pages 53-72 Maritime Supply Chains: How They Experienced the Regulation Change (Olli-Pekka Hilmola)....Pages 73-99 Longitudinal Survey Findings from Northern Europe (Olli-Pekka Hilmola)....Pages 101-111 Simulation of Different Supply Chain Strategies (Olli-Pekka Hilmola)....Pages 113-134 Conclusions (Olli-Pekka Hilmola)....Pages 135-140 Back Matter ....Pages 141-143