The Baltic Sea Region (BSR) is one of the most dynamically developing European regions, formed by countries whose economies, according to European Union experts, demonstrate above-average growth potential on a continental scale. Therefore, the seaports of the Region are areas of intensive land-sea trade, playing a key role in Baltic passenger traffic as well as in the export and import of foreign trade cargo for individual countries.In the EU’s economic development policy, the BSR is perceived as an area of increasing socio-economic importance in Europe. A number of land-sea intermodal transport chains run through the Baltic Sea, connecting the highly developed economies of Scandinavia with the countries of Central and Southern Europe.
Maritime transport in the Baltic is carried out within the framework of deep-sea and short-sea shipping, including Baltic shipping. In the former, the transport of liquid and dry bulk cargo as well as containerized cargo is of great importance, while ro-ro cargo dominates in Baltic shipping.
The publication presents an analysis of trends in the organization of containerized and ro-ro cargo transport within the Baltic Sea Region. The above issues are illustrated with examples of the ports of the Gulf of Gdańsk in terms of container throughput and the port of Lübeck in terms of ro-ro cargo.
The publication uses original materials created during the implementation of research projects: the proprietary “Research and modeling of management systems for operational and service processes in Polish seaports of fundamental importance to the national economy” and the development project “Research and modeling of an integrated branch transport system in the West Pomeranian region with particular emphasis on (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine 6/2011