danube commission budapest september 29 2015 prof. dr. dr. bernd h. kortschak venia legendi in...

Danube Commission Budapest September 29 2015

Prof. Dr. Dr. Bernd H. Kortschak

Venia legendi in Business Administration

Professor for Business and Logistics

at the Faculty Economics Logistics Transport

at the Univ. of Applied Sciences, Erfurt, Germany

e: [email protected] Tel.+436643074244

Timely Obstacles to Danube Shipping - Border Control and Customs and…

Prof. Dr. Dr. Bernd H. Kortschak – Fachhochschule Erfurt 2

Two functions:

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- Customs Inspection

- External Border Control of the European Community

Prof. Dr. Dr. Bernd H. Kortschak – Fachhochschule Erfurt

What is the situation?

3

CroatiaMohacs



4

CroatiaMohacs

Bezdan



5

CroatiaMohacs

Bezdan

V. Gradiste



6

CroatiaMohacs

Bezdan

V. GradisteT.Severin



7

CroatiaMohacs

Bezdan

V. GradisteT.Severin

Galati


Checkpoints:

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H: MohacsSRB: BezdanSRB: Veliko GradisteRO: T. SeverinRO: Giurgu*)RO: Galati*) Due to the international regime on river Danube any harbour can functionas a checkpoint, but only some of themgained international importance.

6 times compulsory

On 1500 km lengths

= every 250 km


Time is critical in logistics MAGEE 1968

Therefore the time intervals spent at border crossings

for police inspection and customs are critical –

At least as a hypothesis from the theoretical point of view.

The time intervals are shown in hours:minutes

as Min. Median and Max.

The ranking is based on the Median value.


Checkpoints: stopover time

1st: Galati 1:00 2:20 7:50Min. Median Max.



1st : Galati 1:00 2:20 7:50

2nd: T. Severin 0:40 2:30 10:00

Min. Median Max.



1st : Galati 1:00 2:20 7:50

2nd: T. Severin 0:40 2:30 10:00

3rd: Bezdan 1:30 3:30 10:45

3rd: V. Gradiste 1:20 3:30 12:30

Min. Median Max.



1st : Galati 1:00 2:20 7:50

2nd: T. Severin 0:40 2:30 10:00

3rd: Bezdan 1:30 3:30 10:45

3rd: V. Gradiste 1:20 3:30 12:30

4th: Giurgu 1:00 4:50 8:45

Min. Median Max.



1st : Romania 1:00 2:20 7:50

2nd: T. Severin 0:40 2:30 10:00

3rd: Bezdan 1:30 3:30 10:45

3rd: V. Gradiste 1:20 3:30 12:30

4th: Giurgu 1:00 4:50 8:45

5th: Mohacs 1:40 5:00 17:30

Min. Median Max.


World Bank Logistics Rating 2014Connecting to Compete, Appendix 1, Trade and Logistics in the Global Economy pp.34-37

1st : Hungary 33

2nd: Romania 40

3rd: Bulgaria 47

4th: Croatia 55

5th: Ukraine 61

6th: Serbia 63

Rank Log. Rank



1st : Hungary 33 48

2nd: Romania 40 59

3rd: Bulgaria 47 64

4th: Croatia 55 50

5th: Ukraine 61 69

6th: Serbia 63 113

Rank Log. Rank Customs



1st : Hungary 33 48 20

2nd: Romania 40 59 27

3rd: Bulgaria 47 64 24

4th: Croatia 55 50 62

5th: Ukraine 61 69 52

6th: Serbia 63 113 48

Rank Log. Rank Customs Rank Timeliness



But the REAL logistics problem in term of time losses en route between Hungary and Ukraine is situated in Serbia and has nothing to do with border inspections or customs:



But the REAL logistics problem in term of time losses en route between Hungary and Ukraine is situated in Serbia and has nothing to do with border inspections or customs:

Novi Sad 3:30 10:15 19:45Min. Median Max.


Further Findings:

Customs and border control do not work 7/24 everywhere,

thus, if only one shift is working per day, if you don´t reach

the time window of opening hours you‘ll loose one day!

And one day equals at least to a financial loss of 1.200,- €.

And because customs behaviour is difficult to predict

not only because of the wide time span,

2 days usually added to round trip for self propelled vessels.


THANK YOU !Prof. Dr.Dr. Bernd H. KortschakUniv. of Applied Sciences, Erfurt, Germanye: [email protected]

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