Review article
https://doi.org/10.18048/2016.51.06
Inland Container Terminals in the Function of the Northern Adriatic Ports Enhanced Operation
Renato Oblak
orcid.org/0000-0002-7044-2512
; Mack d.o.o. Project Management, Nikole Tesle 9, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
Svjetlana Hess
orcid.org/0000-0002-7517-4289
Alen Jugović
orcid.org/0000-0001-5031-4655
; University of Rijeka, Faculty of Maritime Studies, Studentska 2, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
Abstract
Continuous growth in the Northern Adriatic ports container traffic has caused a high utilization rate of the existing loading/unloading and storage capacities. In order to relieve pressure in ports and avoid
traffic congestion and overcrowding which are already occurring, a possible solution is imposed by the construction of a new inland container terminal in their catchment background. This would meet the need for additional storage areas, speed up the flow of containers and ensure sustainable development of the Northern Adriatic container ports. In this paper, a proposition is presented for development of an inland container terminal in Kotoriba as a transit logistics centre for the ports of Rijeka, Trieste and Koper. Using the concept of their transport interlinkage and business policy pursuing their common appearance on the market, unlimited possibilities will be provided for the development of the Northern Adriatic supply chain toward the markets of the Central and Eastern Europe.
Keywords
inland container terminal; Northern-Adriatic supply chains; logistical planning; intermodal transport
Hrčak ID:
153522
URI
Publication date:
1.3.2016.
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