Naslov
The impact of the container throughput of the Adriatic Gate Container Teminal at the Port of Rijeka on air quality environmental parameters

Autori
Vilke, Siniša ; Tadić, Frane ; Ostović, Ines

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Proceedings of the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU) Conference / Gaber, Yasser ; Moneer, Amr - Alexandria : Arab Academy for science, Technology and Maritime Transport, 2021, 218-227

Skup
International Association of Maritime Universities Conference (IAMU AGA21)

Mjesto i datum
Aleksandrija, Egipat, 26.10.2021. - 28.10.2021

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Northern Adriatic traffic flow, Port of Rijeka, container terminal at the Port of Rijeka, environmental parameters, air quality parameters.

Sažetak
In this paper the authors emphasize the increase in air pollution in the eastern part of the city of Rijeka caused by the increase of the container throughput of the container terminal at the Port of Rijeka (Adriatic Gate Container Terminal), i.e. the increase in the number of vessel arrivals, the increase in the number of trucks in arrivals/departures related to road deliver/dispatch of containers. Since the Adriatic Sea is the deepest part recessed in the European mainland, it is logical that the northern Adriatic Sea provides the Central European countries the closest access to world seas through the Gulf of Trieste and the Gulf of Rijeka. Natural advantage of the Port of Rijeka is the fact that the Dinaric mountain barrier is the lowest and narrowest on the transport route through the northern Adriatic Sea. The North Adriatic traffic flow is the shortest natural thus the most economical way Europe is connected with the Mediterranean and, by sailing through the Suez Canal, with most of the countries in Asia, Africa and Australia. Important transportation links from landlocked Central European countries to seaports on the Adriatic coast, i.e. the Port of Rijeka, intersect on the territory of Croatia, Slovenia and Italy with other important traffic flows which move from Western and Central Europe to South-eastern Europe and the Middle East. Considering Northern and Western European ports, sea distance from Far East ports and Northern Adriatic ports, i.e. the Port of Rijeka, is approximately 2 000 nautical miles shorter, resulting in shorter voyage time up to ten days. As for land cargo traffic directions, main Central European industrial and commercial centres are closer to the North Adriatic region for 400-600 km. This paper presents the geographical and traffic characteristics of the Port of Rijeka, analyzes the total container throughput and land transport to/from the Adriatic Gate Container Terminal at the Prt of Rijeka. The air quality at the measuring station Rijeka 2 was also analyzed, where the parameters in the period of 5 years were analyzed ; nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, particulate matter (<10µm), carbon monoxide, particulate matter (<2.5µm) and ozone. The aim of this paper is to interpret the possible dependence between the increase in container throughput of the Port of Rijeka and air quality with regard to the increased traffic of trucks, but also the port activities themselves. The expected results of this paper are manifested through an increase in container throughput in the past 5 years, increased flow of ships in the Port of Rijeka, a high share of shipping/delivery of containers by road transport and an increase in certain environmental parameters.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Tehnologija prometa i transport

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