ALTERNATIVE SEA ROUTES FOR FREIGHT TRANSPORT BETWEEN SICILY AND NORTH-CENTRAL ITALY

aodal split of freights to and from Eastern Sicily is mainly performed by road carriers. Technological development of shipping opens new perspectives for Ro-Ro transport between ports in Sicily and Northern and central Italy. To investigate the shippers behavior and the economic feasibility of Ro-Ro services, research has been carried out, articulated in four steps: analysis of freight traffic and performance of freight transport; analysis of goods transport operator behavior and prevision of aptitude to divert travel mode to Ro-Ro; investigation of performance of modern vessels for very heavy traffic; design and economic analysis of Ro-Ro services between Sicily and the ports on the Central and Northern coasts of Italy.

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Features: Figures; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: p. 569-582

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00784053
  • Record Type: Publication
  • ISBN: 0080435904
  • Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 3
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Feb 16 2000 12:00AM