| Maritime and MultimodalTransportation | 3LG625 | | | Professors :P.Kolář | | |

Academic year 2010-2011 |
The Strait of Gibraltar Steven Roland

1.Introduction 1.1)Evolution of intermodalism and logistics
2.The Srait of Gibraltar 2.1) Introduction 2.1.1) East-West link 2.2.2) North South link 2.2) Hydrography and anemometry of the Strait 2.2.1) The wind 2.2.2)The flow of water 2.3) Stakes of the Strait of Gibraltar 2.3.1) Geopolitical stakes 2.3.2) Maritime and port stakes 2.3.3) Strategical stakes and the UK
3.The port of Gibraltar 3.1)Introduction 3.2) Registering ships in Gibralatar 3.2.1) The Gibraltar Register 3.2.2) The Registry 3.2.3) Registrable Ships 3.2.4) Appendix 3.2.5) Tax 3.2.6) Rebilling process to avoid tax
4.Conclusion and future objectives 4.1) Rail tunnel project
References
Appendix
The Strait of Gibraltar has become a East-West way that cannot be ignored as far as maritime transportation and international business are concerned. It is mainly used for trade and coastal activities. It is also an important strategic place for goods and people flow between Europe and Africa. Nowadays, the Strait of Gibraltar and its ports enter into restructuration and a lot of new project are developped in order to improve its strategic position.

1. Introduction :
Intermodalism is at the basis of the success of maritime transportation and permits it to evolve through a real integrated supply chain management. But, as for every living species on Earth, evolutions have to be carried out step by step. Therefore, to understand the implications of the final result, it is important to analyze each improvement. That‘s why, it can be useful to expose the different stages of maritime transportation evolution. 1.1) Evolution of intermodalism and logistics :