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Maritime Trade
What are the potential impacts of slower average voyages on the costs and accessibility of commercial goods in the UK? Which sectors are likely to be most impacted by longer shipping times in their supply chains?
MCA, 2025
Impact of slower voyages on supply chains
Cost and accessibility of commercial goods
Time‑sensitive maritime supply chains
Sectoral vulnerability to shipping delays
Trade‑offs between decarbonisation and transit time
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Maritime Trade
What is the potential to minimise onward road freight from ports in favour of rail or inland waterways?
MCA, 2025
Modal shift from road to rail and waterways
Port‑to‑hinterland freight connectivity
Rail and inland waterway freight capacity
Decarbonisation of port logistics
Infrastructure and operational barriers to modal shift
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Maritime Trade
What are the optimal UK ship trade routes for wind-based vessels?
MCA, 2025
Wind‑based vessel trade routes
Route optimisation for wind‑assisted shipping
Meteorological and oceanographic route suitability
Operational performance of wind‑propelled vessels
Decarbonised shipping route planning
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Maritime Trade
How could the UK canal system be used effectively for the onward distribution of freight from UK ports?
MCA, 2025
Inland waterways for freight distribution
Integration of ports and canal networks
Modal shift from road to water
Capacity and constraints of the UK canal system
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Maritime Trade
What are the challenges to the implementation of green corridors and how accurate have previous feasibility studies been for successful green corridors elsewhere?
MCA, 2025
Implementation challenges for green corridors
Feasibility and deliverability of green shipping corridors
Infrastructure and fuel availability constraints
Regulatory and cross‑border coordination barriers
Evaluation of green corridor pilot studies
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Maritime Trade
How can we ensure the security and resilience of future supply chains of critical resources for the UK maritime sector? To which international factors are the supply chains most sensitive and how do we mitigate these disruption risks?
MCA, 2025
Maritime supply chain security and resilience
Critical resource dependency and risk
International disruption risks to shipping
Geopolitical and economic supply chain sensitivity
Mitigation and diversification of maritime supply chains
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