Marine expert promotes potential of short-sea shipping

SYDNEY, N.S. – There was a time when the Maritimes were linked by sea routes eastern seaboard, and they can be once again, says the author of much hyped intermodal sustainability report on short-sea shipping.
According to the Cape Breton Post, Dalhousie professor of marine transportation policy Dick Hodgson says rebuilding sea trade routes along the eastern seaboard is essential, but needs a dramatic change in policy among stakeholders.