The ShortSeaShipping Inland Waterway Promotion Center Germany (SPC) is a public-private partnership aimed at making the waterway a larger part of the transportation chain. Three strategic focus areas support their goal of reduced emissions through…
Port of Bergen with growth in container traffic…
A demanding year due to Covid-19, the port of Bergen had a volume growth in container traffic of 3.9% and thus passed the peak year in 2012. 40,671 TEUs in 2020 represent an increase of…
760,000 tonnes moved from road to sea
Since 2017, the Norwegian Coastal Administration has provided grants to shipowners to establish new sea transport services that can compete with road transport. The results to date are more than 760,000 tonnes of goods moved…
Sustainable logistics from production to market
Nutrimar on Frøya annually sends 14,000 tonnes of processed goods to Europe, the USA, and Asia, 95% by sea. According to the company, the most sustainable way to export. Ninety-five percent of Nutrimar's exports go…
How to cover the market communication gap in…
This autumn, the Shortsea Promotion Center and Maritim Forum conducted a national goods owner survey, based on the government's goal of goods transfer from road to sea and rail. The National Transport Plan forecasts growth…
EU´s environmental ambitions place new demands on transport
By 2030, the EU will reduce climate emissions by at least 55%. The President of the Commission concludes that transport is too cheap to the costs they inflict on society. Author: Fagdirektør Arnt-Einar Litsheim i Norske…
Standardization and containerization in the digital world
The standardization of the physical shipping container brought positive value by reducing the costs of transporting goods, end-to-end. The digital era parallel is the standardization of message formats and service interfaces. Standardization and containerization of…
How to plan a route in 4 easy…
Shortsea Schedules has more than 100.000 users per year, looking at more than 360.000 alternatives in their search for improved logistics. It has never been easier to identify the optimal route for your logistics needs.…
6 ways to optimize your logistics with multimodal…
Multimodal transport is a process of moving cargo in a single container from door to door by combining different modes of transportation (road, sea, or rail). In the following article by Unifeeder, we discuss 6…