{"id":891,"date":"2012-07-11T09:42:30","date_gmt":"2012-07-11T07:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bilbaoport.eus\/?page_id=891"},"modified":"2024-08-13T09:56:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T07:56:26","slug":"sss-leader","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bilbaoport.eus\/en\/the-port\/sss-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"SSS Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"show-for-small mobile-breadcrumbs\"><ul class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li class=\"home\"><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Port of Bilbao.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bilbaoport.eus\/en\/\" class=\"home\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">Port of Bilbao<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><div class=\"one_half bbcol\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The European Atlantic zone absorbs half of the\u00a0goods traffic\u00a0from the Port of Bilbao.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Due to its strategic position, its excellent communications network and its offer of services, the Port of Bilbao guarantees optimum delivery times and competitive costs compared with the land alternative. This guarantee is complemented with specific, simplified customs and administrative clearance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Short Sea Shipping (SSS)<\/strong> is what is known as goods and passenger transport between ports in Europe, or between these and non-European countries with shores on the Mediterranean, Black and Baltic Seas respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The European Commission is strongly committed to\u00a0<strong>SSS<\/strong>\u00a0in order to achieve a more sustainable transportation system.<br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"one_half column-last bbcol\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The\u00a0<strong>Motorways of the Sea<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 the optimum route between two ports in terms of viability, profitability and delivery times with respect to the same route by road \u2013 came into being when promoted by the European Union with a view to tackling the high costs and environmental problems produced by road transport.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">They differ from Short Sea Shipping in that they constitute an offer that is more similar to sea transport.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to existing studies carried out by different organisms,\u00a0<strong>motorways of the sea<\/strong>\u00a0offer haulage contractors unquestionable advantages, such as, cutting distances, savings in general costs \u2013 between 6.7% and 18% &#8211; with regards to the road.<\/p>\n<p><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"one_half bbcol\"><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47640\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47640\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a class=\"thickbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bilbaoport.eus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DJI_0142.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-47640 size-full\" title=\"Brittany Ferries\u00b4 vessels at the Port of Bilbao\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bilbaoport.eus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DJI_0142.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Ferries\u00b4 vessels at the Port of Bilbao\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bilbaoport.eus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DJI_0142.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bilbaoport.eus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DJI_0142-535x357.jpg 535w, https:\/\/www.bilbaoport.eus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DJI_0142-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Ferries\u00b4 vessels at the Port of Bilbao<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"one_half column-last bbcol\"><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47644\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47644\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a class=\"thickbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bilbaoport.eus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/9237.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-47644 size-full\" title=\"MV FINNECO I at the Port of Bilbao\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bilbaoport.eus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/9237.jpg\" alt=\"MV FINNECO I at the Port of Bilbao\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bilbaoport.eus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/9237.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bilbaoport.eus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/9237-535x357.jpg 535w, https:\/\/www.bilbaoport.eus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/9237-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MV FINNECO I at the Port of Bilbao<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/p>\n <div class=\"hide-for-small page-options-container hide-for-print\"> <hr class=\"page-options\"\/> <ul class=\"inline right page-options\"><li><a class=\"bmprint\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Print this article\"><i class=\"icon-print\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"bmsend2friend\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Article of interest: SSS Leader - 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