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Unlocking value with digitalisation: exploring the convergence of land and sea transport in RoPax shipping
Publikationstyp
Book Part
Date Issued
2025-11-20
Sprache
English
Author(s)
Start Page
231
End Page
254
Citation
Edward Elgar Publishing 978-103536916-4: 231-254 (2025)
Publisher DOI
Scopus ID
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN of container
978-1-0353-6916-4
978-1-0353-8111-1
978-1-0353-6915-7
This chapter explores digitalisation in RoPax shipping, which combines wheeled cargo and passenger transport, focusing on optimising flows and experiences. Integral to EU transport policy, RoPax shipping enhances intermodal connectivity between road and sea. By analysing digital solutions in northern European ports – including gate automation, just-in-time truck arrival, and passenger journey planners – the chapter highlights value creation and co-creation in the RoPax ecosystem. Digitalisation improves efficiency and sustainability but introduces complexities due to the dual nature of operations. Cruiseferry operators play a key role in co-creating value with port authorities, municipalities and transport operators, though asymmetries remain, particularly for end users like passengers and cargo owners. The chapter concludes by addressing the challenges of balancing the needs of cargo and passengers while enhancing intermodal connectivity through digitalisation.
Subjects
Cruiseferry
Digitalisation
RoPax
Sea transportation
Value co-creation
Value creation
DDC Class
600: Technology