The objectives of collating and disseminating European Short Sea Shipping Research are:

To identify of the suppliers of knowledge, expertise, and technology and the sets of suppliers and customers/consumers/stakeholders To provide a forum for these suppliers and customers/stakeholders to become aware of their activities and requirements and to collaborate where this will add value to logistic supply and transport chains. In particular the REALISE network will collaborate with the recently introduced annual DG Tren network conference and all of DG Tren's promotional activities in the areas of RTD and other relevant  transport policy activities. To develop an electronic knowledge dissemination service (EKDS) going well beyond the usual web-site provision of other RTD projects and networks, establishing a fully developed short sea shipping services portal. This element of the work will be done in close collaboration with the European Short Sea Promotion Network and with the other DG Tren promotional and exploitation activities. To Use the electronic and physical dissemination and knowledge exchange mechanisms developed within REALISE to facilitate the development of a European Short Sea Shipping Research Area. The QUESTIONNAIRE for the creation of the European Research Area covering SSS issues and interests is available for download in various languages. Click here to know more!