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TRANSPORT POLICY
Volume 24, Issue -, Pages 188-198Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2012.08.010
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Motorway of the sea; Supply chain; Multi-criteria analysis; Externalities
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This paper discusses the benefits of using short sea shipping in intermodal transport for fruit and vegetables. Multi-Criteria Decision Making techniques are applied to determine optimal allocation between land and intermodal transport, including environmental externalities. A sensitivity analysis is also carried out to monitor changing priorities among decision-makers (exporters) so as to encourage a modal shift. The results reveal savings in intermodal transport costs and a slight reduction in externalities with respect to land transport. However, the exporter must assume an increased delivery time of goods. At present, this situation is far from a reality, highlighting how inherently complicated it is to change the modes of transport. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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