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Adriatic short sea shipping development

When analyzing quality of transport systems on the European level, with the emphasis on characteristics of national systems which must meet European standards by its technical, technological, organizational, economic and environmental developments, the need for introducing short sea shipping is identified. Networking of the Adriatic ports in the European transport corridors and their positioning in the network of Motorways of the Sea is a necessary precondition for stable economic development throughout the Adriatic region. Therefore, Adriatic ports are seen as a part of the European transport corridor network and active participants in projects such as the Motorways of the Sea and Short Sea Shipping (SSS). The aim of this research and paper is to give the overview of administrative, organizational and informational measures and strategic decisions on which the Adriatic SSS has been elaborated. Within this concept of Adriatic SSS potentials and benefits of crossborder cooperation between Croatia and Italy regarding planning, development and SSS implementation, will be researched and elaborated. Main objectives of this paper are: analysis of Adriatic SSS impact on environment protection, improvement of crossborder territory infrastructure, as well as modal shift from road transport to Short Sea Shipping. For that reason Adriatic SSS is recognized as an integral part of the Adriatic transport network and research is based on the analysis of capacities of both Croatia and Italy as well as on existing port features and possibilities for their reorganization as SSS centres. Research of this paper focused on the connection of Adriatic SSS with the Trans-European transport network encompass the totality of the economy through the intermodal transport system (sea - rail - road – inland waterways) and the use of Adriatic sea port facilities, free zones and terminals. This paper also presents the results of several successfully implemented EU funded projects (AdriaticMoS, ADRIMOB, Adriatic3S) and numerous great initiatives that have been transformed into projects (MultiAPPRO and INTREMODADRIA).

Adriatic region; short sea shipping; development analysis

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