Restructuring the Maritime Transportation Industry: Global Overview of Sustainable Development Practices

The aim of the study was to transmit to the marine community (ministry of Transport, industry, environmental groups and local community), an evaluation of best practices of sustainable development applied to ports and shipping. In the final report, the development conditions shaping the industry are presented. The types of environmental issues confronting the industry are then identified. This is followed by a detailed examination of the development of short sea shipping around the world in terms of operating conditions, promotion policies and environmental impacts. The elements, mechanisms and constraints linked with applying sustainable development practices are explained. Finally, the competing factors of environmental performance and their implications for the Great Lakes-Saint-Lawrence system are underlined. The Ministry supports the development of a sustainable maritime transport, notably through research.

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