SSI updated 28 September 2009

SE1	Economics  &  Regulation
SE1.1		The Maritime Transport Market
SE1.1.1				Key factors in the evolution of freight transport
SE1.1.2				Trade and transport Models
SE1.1.3				Effects of global recession on shipping
SE1.2		Practices, trends and fiscal implications of publicly financing transport services and infrastructure
SE1.3			Maritime Governance
SE1.4			Regulatory Framework for Maritime and Intermodal Transport
SE1.4.1				Evolution of European Competition Policy Regulations for the Maritime Sector
SE1.4.2				Review of ‘monitoring’ Directive 2002/59/EC and associated initiatives
SE1.4..3				Interaction of international and national legislation for shipping safety and  security
SE1.4.4				National variations on legal issues regarding trade, logistics and intermodal transport
SE1.5			EU Transport Policy Analysis

SE2	Maritime Transport and Logistics Developments
SE2.1			Trends in logistics and supply chain management
SE2.1.1					Review of logistics concepts adopted during the last decade
SE2.1.2					Guidelines for selecting strategically important logistic concepts
SE2.1.3					Supply chain integration and intelligent logistics - solutions and benefits
SE2.1.4					Case Studies
SE2.2			Maritime and intermodal transport developments
SE2.2.1					European Short Sea Shipping developments
SE2.2.2					Ports organisational and infrastructure strategies
SE2.2.3					Ship and fleet management processes
SE2.3 SE2.3.1  SE2.3.2					Maritime transport human resources and education & training Study on European Seafarers Port related training
SE2.4					Design and management of improved D2D Networks
SE2.5					Key Performance Indicators
SE2.6				The EU e-Freight initiative
SE2.7				The EU e-Maritime initiative

SE3	Safety Security and Sustainability Capabilities
SE3.1		European capabilities for safety and security
SE3.1.1				Maritime Operational Services (MOS)
SE3.1.2				Maritime Information Management (MIM)
SE3.1.3				Organisational restructuring requirements
SE3.1.4				Practicalities of using SSN and safety / security support systems in Latvia
SE3.2			Methods for assessing safety and security performance
SE3.2.1				Review of collision and grounding risk analysis methods
SE3.2.2				Evaluation of methods to estimate the consequence costs of an oil spill
SE3.2.3				Dynamic risk management methods – ship risk indexes
SE3.2.4				Case Studies
SE3.3		Sustainable Transport
SE3.3.1				Methods for calculating externalities
SE3.3.2				Emission trading schemes
SE3.3.3				Sustainability Perspectives on Marketing Maritime and Co-modal transport services
SE3.3.4				Corporate responsibility practices in a Ship & Logistics Operator -Acciona
SE3.3.5				Sustainable Intermodal Transport Services on the Atlantic Arc

SE4	Technology Forecasting and Assessment
SE4.1		Ship technologies
SE4.1.1				Navigation systems and e-navigation
SE4.1.2				Environmental technologies
SE4.2			Port technologies
SE4.2.1				Cargo Handling advances and new Facilities
SE4.2.2				Port Community Systems.
SE4.2.3				Safety and security support systems
SE4.2.4				Case Studies
SE4.3		Technologies deployed to improve visibility and risk management in supply chains
SE4.3.1				Overview of automated identification technologies – advantages and selection criteria
SE4.3.2				Drivers for the deployment of RFID (technological and cost advancements)
SE4.3.3				Sensor technology combined RFID to monitor shipments and transport units
SE4.3.4				Practical examples and experiences of visibility systems deployments
SE4.4			ICT  developments for Integrated D2D freight  transport services
SE4.4.1				Standardisation of D2D stakeholder information exchange messages
SE4.4.2				Service Reliability Control Centres monitoring electronically transported cargoes
SE4.5			Co-modal Transport 2030–Major challenges and opportunities