It claimed a multi-million pound redevelopment of John O'Groats is likely to boost potential demand for transport to the area.
The problem is the potentially explosive growth in demand for transport worldwide and the relative paucity of obvious technological fixes.
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But demand for ocean transport of crude (measured in ton-miles) is expected to rise only 4%.
While it is expected there will be an increased demand for electric power as heating and transport are converted to electricity, total Scottish demand for electricity is targeted for a fall of 12%.
In Orkney and Shetland, the study identified a shortage of coaches with which to transport passengers, despite signs of strong demand for trips.
More efficient use of energy in developed economies is being outweighed by more demand for oil in emerging ones, notably in China's transport sector.
The statistical office went on to say that visiting supporters had boosted demand for services such as bars, hotel rooms, restaurants and local transport.
Freight transport accounts for 40% of the growth in demand, partly because trucks are growing more efficient at a slower rate than cars.
As the world also looks for sources of renewable energy and transport, such as electric cars, demand will stabilize.
Demand for first class and business class typically follows business confidence, according to the International Air Transport Association, which publishes a monthly premium traffic report.
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Birns says that as Africa's cities get more populated and as demand for business is growing, the expansion of the low-cost model should revolutionize the continent's air transport in the same way that it did in North America, Europe and now in Asia.
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