The barriers of transferring goods from road to sea

Abstract

This research aims to explore the reasons why the governments ambitions of transfer of goods from road to sea is not completed. As a way of identifying why the cargo owners has not changed their transport mode, this thesis focuses on the barriers of using seaborne transport. The identified barriers will also be used to design a tailored transport solution to four factories in Hardangerfjorden in Norway. The chosen method for this was literature review and a single case study. To draw results, abductive reasoning has been used. The results showed that there are several barriers affecting seaborne transports competitiveness. The author also presents a short sea solution for the transport in Hardangerfjorden that is based on trying to avoid the barriers.