Innovation in shortsea shipping: Self-loading and -unloading unitload shipsystems (S-curve shift in the handling of unitloads)

This book is not about the technology of a selfloading and unloading ship system, but about the constraints and conditions under which shortsea shipping can compete against other modes, on the level of transit time, frequency of departure, quality of service and of course, in price. The environmental benefits will be treated "pro-memorie" in...