Short Sea Shipping in the Age of Sustainable Development and Information Technology : Routledge : 9781032237091 : 1032237090 : 13 Dec 2021 : This book provides a thorough understanding of Short Sea Shipping (SSS) and its role in transport chains, presenting a revision of EU policies for SSS. Infrastructure and equipment required for the success of SSS are discussed, including critical features of modern roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) ships and terminals. Models are proposed for the evaluation of transportation demand in SSS, including the potential effects of external costs, and its results are used within the scope of methods for Ro-Ro ship and fleet sizing. A discussion of methods used to calculate such costs is provided, and a comparison of aggregated demand with and without internalisation of external costs is carried out, pointing towards solutions for ?greening' freight transportation. Applications of multi-criteria decision-making and simulation techniques to supply chains based on S