Friday, 04 June 2010 13:48

Port Strategy: Dryport article published

Today saw the publication of an article entitled "Ticking the E Boxes" in the online publication Port Strategy. The artilce focuses on the operation and potential impacts of dryports on the shipping industry, and the maritime field more generally.

TRI's Dr Jason Monios, who works on the Interreg IVb funded project "Dryport", was quoted in the article:

"The primary motive of shippers is to reduce cost, whereas governments want to encourage modal shift, so projects like Dryport are needed to bridge the gap, bringing together shippers, transport operators, infrastructure providers and funding sources to support and manage project development," says Jason Monios, research assistant at TRI. "There is a bit of a chicken and egg problem, because shippers are reluctant to reorder their transport chains unless they have a secure and cost-effective option already in place, but operators will not provide this option unless they have shippers ready to use it.

TRI is working in partnership with SEStran, the South East of Scotland Transport Partnership, on the Dryport project. The full article can be accessed by following this link.

For further information on the Dryport project:

• Contact Gordon Wilmsmeier or Jason Monios;
• See our Projects section for news on the Dryport project;
• Visit the official website of the Dryport project.