Characteristics of Polish international freight transport

Freight transport development forecasts in enterprises management

In this study, an investigation of long-term forecasts relating to the development of the transport sector in Poland is performed, including the ones by 2030 and 2050. Selected transport development forecasts from the perspective of the membership of Poland in the European Union are presented and most of all, from the perspective of national studies. The basement for the review was the prognosi...

1 Chapter 10 International Maritime Freight Transport and Logistics

Maritime transport remains the dominant mode for international trade both for bulk transport of commodities and containerized break-bulk cargo. The economics of bulk transport still influence trade patterns and industrial location. Intermodal transport has become a global phenomenon as mechanized handling and containerization have reduced handling costs between modes and promoted their efficien...

Modeling Carrier Interactions in an International Freight Transport System

This paper presents a novel multi-level hierarchical approach which models carrier interactions in international maritime freight transportation networks. Ocean carriers, land carriers and port terminal operators are considered. Port terminal operators, providing transportation services within a port complex, are regarded as a special type of the carrier, based on their behavior. The carriers m...

Regional Freight Transport Distribution Models

Today freight transport covers great importance in the field of the transportation system and in general in the economic system. It represents one of the most important elements in the national economy development process. In spite of the importance of freight transport, only in the last ten years the research devotes itself to this field. The most investigate topics are the national freight tr...

The Environmental Impacts of Increased International Road and Rail Freight Transport