Shipping Freight by Water in Britain and Ireland : Calculating Economic Cost and Environmental Opportunities.

Examines the prospects of increased participation of Britain and Ireland in freight trade shipping. The dependence of both island nations on road haulage has led to environmental concerns over congestion, pollution, road damage and heavy fuel consumption. This book contains twelve color photographs.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

SHIPPING FREIGHT BY WATER IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND: Calculating Economic Cost and Environmental Opportunities; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Plates; Acknowledgements; Author's Note; Abbreviations; Foreword; Chapter 1 -- Introduction; Chapter 1 Endnotes; Chapter 2 -- The Disguised Decline of Coastal and Inland Shipping; Chapter 2 Endnotes; Chapter 3 -- The Green Highway Context; Chapter 3 Endnotes; Chapter 4 -- The Renaissance of the Red Ensign?; Chapter 4 Endnotes; Chapter 5 -- Green Highway Traffic Flows; Chapter 5 Endnotes

Chapter 6 -- A Profile of Leading OperatorsChapter 6 Endnotes; Chapter 7 -- The Economics and Logistics of the Green Highway; Chapter 7 Endnotes; Chapter 8 -- The Green Credentials of Shipping?; Chapter 8 Endnotes; Chapter 9 -- Summary and Conclusion; Chapter 9 Endnotes; Plate 13: Urban Highway; Plate 14: Cory Environmental's Barge Train Slides Under Tower Bridge; Plate 15: Aggregate Movements on the River Severn; Plate 16: The 500 dwt Petroleum Barge; Plate 17: The 12,984 dwt Petroleum Products Tanker; Plate 18: European Shortsea Traders; Plate 19: Southampton Based Whitchallenger

Plate 20: Vertical Integration.Plate 21: The 300 dwt James Prior; Plate 22: 7000teu Clementine Maersk; Plate 23: The 5271 dwt Gerd Silbum; Plate 24: Canal Revival?; Plate 25: Inland-Shortsea Linkages at the Inland Port of Goole; Plate 26: Trent Aggregates, the Motor Barge; Plate 27: Emerald Highway! Europe Line's; Plate 28: Sea-Road Integration.; Plate 29: Coastal- Inland Integration; Plate 30: Wine Flow!; Appendix 1: UK & Ireland Coastal Shipping Movements Feb 2002; Appendix 2: Comparative European External Costs, Road, Rail Inland Shipping

Appendix 3: Sample of Vessels Loading in the port of Bideford, 2005Glossary; Bibliography; Index

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