Open AccessRESEARCH ON DRY PORT CONCEPT AS INTERMODAL NODE
Author(s) -
Andrius Jaržemskis,
Aidas Vasilis Vasiliauskas
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
transport
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1648-4142
pISSN - 1648-3480
DOI - 10.3846/16484142.2007.9638126
Subject(s) - port (circuit theory) , economic shortage , transport engineering , node (physics) , space (punctuation) , operations research , computer science , business , engineering , linguistics , philosophy , structural engineering , government (linguistics) , electrical engineering , operating system
The shortage of the free space in the port areas is the reason to search for alternatives. This paper focuses on the dry port concept which is a new approach to solving the mentioned problem. The dry port concept is based on moving of intermodal terminals further to hinterland from the port areas. It helps to avoid traffic bottlenecks, to connect cargo handling from the port with other types of cargo at one common transport centre and it can help develop the hinterland areas. The BSR Interreg III B NP project Inloc (Integrating logistics centre networks in the Baltic Sea Region) showed an initiative to elaborate the concept and to study the feasibility to attract transport operators. The research was done partly by the authors of the article – partners of the Inloc project. Common results of the dry port research and conclusions of the approach elaborated by the article authors are presented.