Hinterland connectivity as a driver of the development of competitiveness of Polish ports in the post-EU accession period
Academic research has indicated that port competitiveness is multidimensional. Although a wide range of drivers of port competitiveness has already been determined, particular ports seem to use different sets of them at different development stages. This paper argues that significant growth in trans...
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| author | Maciej Tarkowski Sławomir Goliszek Tadeusz Bocheński |
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| description | Academic research has indicated that port competitiveness is multidimensional. Although a wide range of drivers of port competitiveness has already been determined, particular ports seem to use different sets of them at different development stages. This paper argues that significant growth in transhipment in Polish ports results from infrastructural development and mainly from enhanced hinterland connectivity. Before Poland had joined the EU, the hinterland connectivity was so underdeveloped that it was more convenient for many companies to use services of the German North Sea ports. However, with EU funds, road investments, travel times between the ports and hinterland have shortened by at least one-quarter. Moreover, the development of railway lines as well as the increase in the number of intermodal container terminals in the hinterland have also improved accessibility to the ports. Rail transport is especially significant for maintaining the competitiveness of ports at times of cutting-edge industry change, increasing the role of economies of scale in shipping. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-27ec2eae152e47deb22848f0cd303c1e2022-12-22T04:21:59ZengUniversity of GdanskJournal of Geography, Politics and Society2451-22492021-03-01111162610.26881/jpgs.2021.1.03Hinterland connectivity as a driver of the development of competitiveness of Polish ports in the post-EU accession period Maciej Tarkowski 0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9424-940XSławomir Goliszek 1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0908-1487Tadeusz Bocheński 2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6172-7914University of Gdańsk Polish Academy of Sciences University of Szczecin Academic research has indicated that port competitiveness is multidimensional. Although a wide range of drivers of port competitiveness has already been determined, particular ports seem to use different sets of them at different development stages. This paper argues that significant growth in transhipment in Polish ports results from infrastructural development and mainly from enhanced hinterland connectivity. Before Poland had joined the EU, the hinterland connectivity was so underdeveloped that it was more convenient for many companies to use services of the German North Sea ports. However, with EU funds, road investments, travel times between the ports and hinterland have shortened by at least one-quarter. Moreover, the development of railway lines as well as the increase in the number of intermodal container terminals in the hinterland have also improved accessibility to the ports. Rail transport is especially significant for maintaining the competitiveness of ports at times of cutting-edge industry change, increasing the role of economies of scale in shipping.https://czasopisma.bg.ug.edu.pl/index.php/JGPS/article/view/5612/4924port competitivenessdrivers of competitivenesshinterland connectivityroad transportrail transportpoland |
| spellingShingle | Maciej Tarkowski Sławomir Goliszek Tadeusz Bocheński Hinterland connectivity as a driver of the development of competitiveness of Polish ports in the post-EU accession period Journal of Geography, Politics and Society port competitiveness drivers of competitiveness hinterland connectivity road transport rail transport poland |
| title | Hinterland connectivity as a driver of the development of competitiveness of Polish ports in the post-EU accession period |
| title_full | Hinterland connectivity as a driver of the development of competitiveness of Polish ports in the post-EU accession period |
| title_fullStr | Hinterland connectivity as a driver of the development of competitiveness of Polish ports in the post-EU accession period |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hinterland connectivity as a driver of the development of competitiveness of Polish ports in the post-EU accession period |
| title_short | Hinterland connectivity as a driver of the development of competitiveness of Polish ports in the post-EU accession period |
| title_sort | hinterland connectivity as a driver of the development of competitiveness of polish ports in the post eu accession period |
| topic | port competitiveness drivers of competitiveness hinterland connectivity road transport rail transport poland |
| url | https://czasopisma.bg.ug.edu.pl/index.php/JGPS/article/view/5612/4924 |
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