Translate the following English sentence to French:
"It was not much publicised but short sea shipping was the only mode of transport which, during the 90s, could more or less keep pace with the development of road transport."
Même si on en a très peu parlé, le transport maritime à courte distance est le moyen de transport qui, dans les années quatre-vingt-dix, a le mieux résisté au développement du transport routier.