"In Maritime Transport, the author expertly examines the European short sea operation and its related key businesses elements. The book makes it clear how important shipping is as a part of logistics. This book serves as a good introduction to people new to maritime and a handy refence source to those more familiar with it." * Vesa Marttinen, Director, Cruise & Ferry Business, Wärtsilä * "This book is a must read for people interested in maritime logistics and specific developments in the sector in North Europe. The author has a unique background, combining academia and business, which can be seen in this edition through the numerous practical examples and consistent argument throughout. Risks, complexity and the details of shipping are often overlooked matters, but Maritime Transport makes significant efforts here to explain these issues for everyone." * Olli-Pekka Hilmola, Professor, LUT University & Taltech, Estonian Maritime Academy * "This book fills a gap for those who need to understand the nature of maritime transportation in the context of the Baltic Sea region. Seafaring in the Baltic Sea is different from the oceans, which affects the operational conditions of shipping companies, port operations and maritime authorities. A detailed outlook for these special conditions has been missing." * Dr Jouni Lappalainen, Head of Team, Analysis, Statistics and Studies, Finnish Transport and Communications Agency * "Most textbooks in maritime transport and maritime economics takes a port-to-port and shipowners' perspective. Technical, market and financial aspects dominate. Maritime Transport delivers this knowledge but more importantly it succeeds in putting shipping into a proper logistics context. It addresses the question why, and not only how, shipping is important for business and the wider society. Another feature of many maritime transport and economics books is the focus on deep-sea shipping, whereas this book also adds to our knowledge of short-sea shipping in a real-world context." * Johan Woxenius, Professor of Maritime Transport Management & Logistics, University of Gothenburg *
