Definition: Maritime service area

Category: Regional statistics

An area that can be reached within a given travelling time, starting from a location at the coast and using the existing transport network. The selected travelling time is the commuting time. The applied commuting time depends on the focal points of interaction (large ports, small ports and coastal settlements). http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Glossary:Maritime_service_area