Over the years, the demand for transportation has experienced a consistent rise, which has exacerbated a multitude of issues including environmental, visual, and noise pollution, congestion, land use conflicts, and various other related challenges. In this regard, the pursuit of alternatives...

This study aimed to analyze the research trends of inland waterways in the field of logistics by compiling previous studies that contain keywords related to inland waterways. To investigate the research trend, this study used a keyword network among the SNA methodology and deduced results using...

We study the impact of the Panama Canal on the development of Canada’s manufacturing sector in the years from 1900 to 1939. Using newly digitized county-level data from the Census of Manu- factures and a market-access approach, we exploit the plausibly exogenous nature of this historical...

Argentina has a fairly developed transport system, which in the case of cargo shows a performance in progressive decline, with remarkable differences between components, logistics chains, and regions. Water transport, a key sector for the country's connectivity with world markets, encounters...

For all its importance, there still is no comprehensive quantitative assessment of the Suez Canal's opening in 1869. We find that it led to a 72% relative increase in bilateral exports for affected country pairs and a likely permanent increase in world trade. With respect to the composition of...

A bold new account of European imperialism told through the history of water. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, a handful of powerful European states controlled more than a third of the land surface of the planet. These sprawling empires encompassed not only rainforests, deserts, and...

The objective of any River Information Services system is the safe, efficient and environment friendly transport of men, materials and machinery in inland waterways, including canals, lakes and backwaters. Transport should be safe with minimum injuries, fatalities and accidents. It should...

Most policy makers readily acknowledge the economic, environmental, and social benefits of moving freight and passengers by waterways. However, why do many countries struggle to develop and revive their inland waterways transportation (IWT)? One reason is because of the dearth of successful...

Since the start of the CEF Programme in 2014, 52 Inland Waterway actions have been granted CEF funding with the aim of reinforcing the contribution of inland waterways and ports to a sustainable European freight transport network, in particular to core network corridors, and in support to the...

We study the impact of the Panama Canal on the development of Canada's manufacturing sector in the years from 1900 to 1939. Using newly digitized county-level data from the Census of Manufactures and a market-access approach, we exploit the plausibly exogenous nature of this historical episode...

"The notion of a waterway north of Eurasia, conceived in the first half of the sixteenth century, remained only a dream for centuries, due to ice, unmapped coastlines and a lack of geographical knowledge. This volume is the first comprehensive, scholarly account in English of the slow but steady...

Coastal cities around the world are locales of high vulnerability. The issues are graver in the developing world where the challenges posed by the urbanisation and climate change multiply the existing risks. Here, we examine the case of Kochi, an Indian city located at the centre of a rapidly...

The report assesses the impacts of climate change on transport for Europe using projections of climate data, coastal inundation, river flooding and river discharge data. Impacts considered include those of sea level rise, storm surges, extreme weather events and floods on airports and seaports,...

This report is the result of a study on the future digitalization of inland waterway transport. Digitalization is affecting many sectors and industries. In transport and logistics the use of digital technologies is essential to streamline business processes between shippers and logistics actors....

The Commission adopted in February 2016 a proposal for a Directive on the recognition of professional qualifications in inland navigation. The proposal sets a new competence based approach, which will allow the recognition of qualifications across the EU and provide for new career opportunities....

The Commission adopted in February 2016 a proposal for a Directive on the recognition of professional qualifications in inland navigation. The proposal sets a new competence based approach, which will allow the recognition of qualifications across the EU and provide for new career opportunities....

The Commission adopted in February 2016 a proposal for a Directive on the recognition of professional qualifications in inland navigation. The proposal sets a new competence based approach, which will allow the recognition of qualifications across the EU and provide for new career opportunities....

"This book explores the opportunities and challenges that both Europe and Asia face under the framework of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Initiative. The 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Initiative (MSR Initiative), put forward by the Chinese government together with the Silk Road Economic...

1 Handelsstraßen und Flüsse. Die Verkehrsverhältnisse am Niederrhein zur Hansezeit -- 1.1 Der Niederrhein als Verkehrslandschaft -- 1.2 Der Rhein als Verkehrs- und Handelsweg -- Natürliche Bedingungen -- Rheinbaumaßnahmen -- 1.3 Nebenflüsse und Kanäle als Verkehrswege -- Nebenflüsse --...

"This book addresses the major challenges to international cooperation for the development of the Arctic in view of the rapid growth in exploration and utilization of Arctic natural and environmental resources and transport connectivity between Europe, Asia, and North America. It covers the...

"This book addresses the major challenges to international cooperation for the development of the Arctic in view of the rapid growth in exploration and utilization of Arctic natural and environmental resources and transport connectivity between Europe, Asia, and North America. It covers the...

Front Cover -- Green Ports -- Green Ports: Inland and Seaside Sustainable Transportation Strategies -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors -- 1 - Green Ports in Theory and Practice -- 1.1 WHY GREEN PORTS? --...