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Sea–river shipping competitiveness and its geographical market area for the Rhône–Saône corridor

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The concept of sea-river shipping is simple: a single vessel sails both coastal and inland waters. Thus, seaport transhipment is avoided resulting in lower transport costs. However, this concept is limited to certain transport waterways. On the Rhône-Saône corridor, sea-river shipping can directly connect inland ports with Mediterranean seaports. The absence of transhipment raises the issue of the competition/complementarity between sea-river shipping and a transport chain associating inland and maritime transport. Sea-river vessels must abide by certain specifications, such as draught, height and length, all related to the navigational restrictions on rivers and canals. The question is: at what threshold, in terms of tonnage, are sea-river vessels more efficient than “barge+shortsea” transport service? After addressing this question, we determine, for different ports of the Rhône-Saône corridor, the competitive navigational area of sea-river shipping.
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halshs-00304325 , version 1 (24-07-2008)

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Charles Lopez. Sea–river shipping competitiveness and its geographical market area for the Rhône–Saône corridor. Journal of Transport Geography, 2008, 16 (2), pp. 100-116. ⟨10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2007.04.003⟩. ⟨halshs-00304325⟩
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