WP4 – Assessment of the Adriatic port system and its

integration with hinterland

FB 5 - Region of IstriaFB11 - University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Maritime Studies and TransportFB 12 - University of Belgrade, Faculty of Transport and Traffic EngineeringFB 16 - University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Traffic and Communication

Belgrade, 25th of November 2015

Main activities

• Assessment of passengers behaviors and maritime/IW traffic in Adriatic basin

• Assessment of current and potential integration of Adriatic port system with hinterland, regional/local airports, rail networks and main tourist destinations

• Assessment of regulations related to passenger traffic• Assessment of the scenarios linked to the development of

passengers traffic, modal choices and infrastructure

Expected outputs

Description Target valueAssessment of passengers behaviours and maritime/IW traffic flows, traffic volumes & infrastructures and services 16Assessment of integration of Adriatic port system with hinterland, airports, rail network and main tourist destinations 16Assessment of regulations and possible harmonization initiatives 16Report on Common needs and priorities identified related to passenger maritime/IW transport and its integration 1Report on scenarios and investment needs linked to the development of passenger traffic, modal choices and infrastructures 16Guidelines for a more sustainable passenger mobility 1

Report 1: Passenger behaviour and maritime traffic flows

• Basic information on Adriatic ports in terms of their infrastructure dedicated to passenger transport, and their connection to the hinterland as well as the development plans.

• Description of cruise and ferry shipping services and traffic volumes.

Report 2:Integration port system with hinterland connections

• Elaboration of current condition of road, rail and air transport connections in the region.

Report 3: Regulations

• The analyses of existing legal acts related to maritime passenger traffic in force in the partner countries.

• Elaboration of harmonization proposals of national legislations.

Report 4: Common needs and priorities

• Identification of success factors both for ferry and cruise shipping and ports.

Report 5: Scenarios

• General scenario for the development of cruise and ferry passenger traffic in Adriatic-Ionian region.

• Descriptive scenarios for single ports.

Report 6: Guidelines

• The presentation of current and future challenges of maritime transport in the Adriatic-Ionian region, with the guidelines how to stop negative trends in the ferry transport and increase attractiveness of the region in cruise tourism.

Papers - Presented

• ČAVKA Ivana, ČOKORILO Olja. Air transport development within the Adriatic basin. V: ZANNE, Marina (ur.), BAJEC, Patricija (ur.), VIDAN, Pero (ur.). Pomorstvo, promet in logistika : zbornik referatov = Maritime, transport and logistics science : conference proceedings. Portorož: Fakulteta za pomorstvo in promet, 2015

• IVKOVIĆ Ivan. Transport indicators within the areas of ports in the Adriatic region: motor vehicle traffic volumes and analysis. V: ZANNE, Marina (ur.), BAJEC, Patricija (ur.), VIDAN, Pero (ur.). Pomorstvo, promet in logistika : zbornik referatov = Maritime, transport and logistics science : conference proceedings. Portorož: Fakulteta za pomorstvo in promet, 2015

• ČOKORILO, Olja, IVKOVIĆ, Ivan, ČAVKA, Ivana, TWRDY, Elen, ZANNE, Marina, FERIZOVIĆ, Azra. Hinterland connections of Adriatic-Ionian region. V: Međunarodno znanstveno-stručno savjetovanje,12. svibnja 2015, Zagreb, Croatia = International Scientific Conference, 12th May 2015, Zagreb, Croatia.

Papers – In progress

• ŽLAK Boštjan, STOJAKOVIĆ Maja, ZANNE Marina, TWRDY Elen. Cruise shipping in Adriatic-Ionian region and its potential. awaiting the reviewers decision in the journal Our Sea – International Journal of Maritime Science & Technology (the journal is indexed in Scopus)

• ZANNE Marina, TWRDY Elen, STOJAKOVIĆ Maja, ŽLAK Boštjan, ČOKORILO Olja, ČAVKA Ivana, FERIZOVIĆ Azra. Short sea shipping in the Adriatic-Ionian macroregion. to be presented on Devport 2016 conference in May 2016 in Le Havre, France

• STOJAKOVIĆ Maja, ŽLAK Boštjan, TWRDY Elen, ZANNE Marina. The reasonableness of passenger terminal development in the port of Koper. to be presented on POWA 2016 conference in September 2016 in Zagreb, Croatia

• Unconfirmed trends• Generalization of

conclusions

• Presentation of the ports to the broader audience

• Establishment of new services• Exposition of the problems in

the ports and network

• Quality of data• Extension of

questionnaire• Short time series• Diversity of the ports• Slow communication

• Access to otherwise unavailable data

• Access database• The picture on the situation in

the region

Strengths Weaknesses

ThreatsOpportunities

SWOT (WP4 work)

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