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Enrique Martín-alcalde

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Competitiveness of short sea shipping: the case of olive oil industry

2016

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the economic benefits of short sea shipping (SSS) in the shape of Motorways of the Sea (MoS) compared to road transport. The study cover a gap in agro-food economics and analyses the economic benefits of sea transport mode compared to road transport in the food trade between Spain and Italy for a specific product: olive oils. Design/methodology/approach – Three different transportation scenarios are considered (road only, road combined with accompanied SSS and road combined with unaccompanied SSS) linking the main olive oil production and consumption areas in Spain and Italy. In each scenario the cost per unit shipped have been calculated. …

Consumption (economics)050210 logistics & transportationMotorways of the Sea05 social sciences0211 other engineering and technologies021107 urban & regional planning02 engineering and technologyAgricultural economicsShort sea shippingUnit (housing)Product (business)ItalyEnvironmental protectionSpain0502 economics and businessSustainabilityCost modelSettore AGR/01 - Economia Ed Estimo RuraleShort sea shippingBusiness Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Environmental scienceEnvironmental impact assessmentOlive oilFood ScienceOlive oil
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