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Comparative analysis of tariff models in RO-RO transport in Croatia, Italy and Greece

Coastal liner passenger transport in the Republic of Croatia is the main means of connecting the islands with the mainland and the islands with each other, ensuring the basic living conditions of the inhabitants, promoting their mobility, reducing social and economic inequalities and increasing the sustainability of the islands. Due to their complexity, their extremely seasonal nature and their economic activity of public interest, maritime connections are regulated by numerous legal acts, but the way in which tariffs are set has not yet been systematically defined. In Greece and Italy, ticket prices and categories of passengers and vehicles are related to the pricing policy of the ferry operator, while in Croatia the national government is involved in the formation of ticket prices and privileged groups. The aim of this article is to analyze the categories and the way of setting tariffs for passengers and vehicles in ferry coastal passenger transport in Croatia and to compare them with those in Greece and Italy. The analysis was carried out on the example of the Jadrolinija shipping company, which is the dominant ferry operator in Croatia. The research shows that Italian and Greek operators have a larger number of categories for passengers and vehicles and have a different way of setting tariffs for these groups than in Croatia. Based on a comparative analysis of the tariff models applied in Italy and Greece, this paper proposes a modification of the existing tariffs applied in the coastal liner passenger transport of Croatia.

tariff models, RO-RO transport, organization, Mediterranean, passengers

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