Maritime Transport System
In this section you will learn more about maritime transport and its
elements: activities, goods, vessels, waterways and ports. As in the
last sections, this section follows the structure of the conceptual system model of transport and traffic.
2. Activities
On this page, the element "Activities" of the conceptual system model of transport and traffic will be presented to you.
edu sharing object
Goods mobility only arises when demand is stimulated by activities.
The two most important points that drive maritime freight are:
• We as consumer drive the system.
• The order is the steering medium.
Literature
Flämig, H., Sjöstedt, L., Hertel, C. (2002): Multimodal Transport: An Integrated Element for Last-Mile-Solutions? Proceedings, part 1; International Congress on Freight Transport Automation and Multimodality: Organisational and Technological Innovations. Delft, 23 & 24 May 2002. (modification of Sjöstedt 1996)