Time and cost competitiveness of inland waterway transport in relation to alternative modes of transport for hinterland of the Szczecin-Świnoujscie port complex (case studies)

The article presents the analysis of competitiveness of time and cost of carriage charges by three transport branches: road, rail, and inland navigation. The authors tried to take into consideration all costs involved in transporting a particular type of cargo for different branches of transport. Th...

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Main Authors: Kasper Jędrzychowski, Dariusz Karkos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego 2016-01-01
Series:Ekonomiczne Problemy Usług
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Online Access:https://wnus.edu.pl/epu/pl/issue/214/article/2881/
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Summary:The article presents the analysis of competitiveness of time and cost of carriage charges by three transport branches: road, rail, and inland navigation. The authors tried to take into consideration all costs involved in transporting a particular type of cargo for different branches of transport. The cost of transportation and cargo handling costs are adopted in force at April 2015. The authors try to prove by what class of waterways, inland navigation would become competitive with other branches of transport.
ISSN:1896-382X
2353-2866