Naslov
Feeder Service and Container Train – The Main Links in the Logistics Chain on Rijeka Transport Route

Autori
Pupavac, Drago ; Rudić, Barbara ; Hirnig, Saša

Izvornik
Pomorski zbornik (0554-6397) 43 (2005); 141-149

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pregledni rad, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Port of Rijeka, feeder service, container train, logistics chains

Sažetak
The port of Rijeka as logistic platform provides for involving the Republic of Croatia and ports of Middle Europe countries into contemporary world – traffic flow. Beside the infrastructure and equipment of the container terminal, feeder service and container train represents strong logistic support to the Port of Rijeka. Feeder service as a modern way of organizing container transport and linking two or more container terminals as well as supplying larger container ships, represents a higher form of the marine transport containerization. Smaller container ships and the role feeder service is playing in the upgrading of the marine transport are matters of permanent attention and research. Container traffic reserves a great attention because of its very dynamic nature in modern transport technology. Basic features and ways of containerization considered by their directions and sea ports have great impact on the development of sea ports and the whole geographic area. Both, the current conditions and the prospects of the containerization and feeder service development are worthy of the attention paid by the Croatian research workers and men of practice, the more so as such form of the container transport are very important for a successful functioning and development of the leading Croatian Ports, north adriatic ports, particularly the Port of Rijeka

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Tehnologija prometa i transport

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