Affirmation of Passenger Traffic Flows on the Danube Corridor – Perspective of River Cruise Tourism

Cruise tourism as a propulsive branch of tourism is being increasingly affirmed in the field of river transport. Accordingly, the main research problem in this paper is the analysis of the possibility of further affirmation and growth of passenger flows on river cruises on the Danube as the backbone of river traffic in the European Union. In the context of the defined research problem, the paper analyzes: relevant geo–traffic and socio–economic characteristics of the Danube, relevant indicators of passenger flows on cruises on the Danube – intensity, structure, dynamics and distribution of passenger traffic flows. Based on the aforementioned content, the further dynamics of passenger flows on cruises is concluded and forecasted, and the guidelines and factors of valorization of cruise tourism along the Danube Corridor are highlighted

Assessing the Possibilities of Integrating Ports into the Circular Economy

Ports are very important international hubs within transport networks where various industrial and logistical activities are performed. However, by use of the closed-loop mechanism the circular economy would reduce the need for imported primary raw materials because it would treat waste as a secondary raw material. This would greatly affect the way in which ports operate because primary raw materials make up most of their cargo volume. Therefore, it is essential to evaluate the possibilities of integrating ports into the circular economy. This paper aims to use the descriptive research method to assess ports on their role in the circular economy, and based on the SWOT analysis has highlighted the key elements of circular analysis of waste streams to objectively evaluate the closed - loop mechanism. The conclusion is that due to the decline in primary raw material volumes within the circular economy, ports would therefore become centers of innovation in order to attract as many new industries as possible within their sector. The circular business model of ports would also require renewed cooperation from key actors within the port sector, the most important being the port authority, industrial clusters and academic institutions

The Possibility of the Inert Gas Generator Environmental Operation Mode Utilization on Long Range 2 Oil Tankers During Discharge Operation

Long Range 2 tankers are the largest ships used for the transportation of petroleum products. Although more than 400 Long Range 2 tankers are navigating the world’s sea, many of the terminals, at which these ships discharge their cargo, do not utilize their discharging capacity to the full extent. This is due to the technological obsolescence of the terminal and the fact that these terminals are primarily designed to accommodate smaller tankers, such as Medium Range and Long Range 1 tankers. The reduced discharge capacity leads to longer ship stay in the port and increased air pollution due to the release of inert gas into the atmosphere since terminals unnecessarily insist on the continuous operation of the inert gas generator. This paper explains a possible solution to this problem by using environmentally friendly START/STOP operation mode of an inert gas generator using methods of analysis and synthesis, comparative methods and elements of the mathematical method. Environmentally friendly operation mode requires minimal modification of the software program and it is very easy to perform. This mode has a positive effect on reducing overall gas emissions and significant fuel savings

THE CONCEPT OF LEAN ENTERPRISE MANAGING WITHIN THE SUPPLY CHAIN

Koncept lean upravljanja organizacijom ili poduzećem je poslovna strategija te čak i filozofija koja koristeći se znanstvenim, objektivnim tehnikama, alatima, metodama i pristupima nastoji stvoriti što veću vrijednost u proizvodu ili usluzi za kupca sa ciljem stvaranja što manjeg troška materijala, vremena, čekanja, zakašnjenju, greške na proizvodu itd... Unutar lean koncepta upravljanja je od velike važnosti pratiti koje aktivnosti dodaju vrijednost, a koje ne dodaju vrijednost; te nakon što ih se identificira, ukloniti one aktivnosti koje ne dodaju vrijednost.The concept of lean managing within an organization or enterprise is a business strategy and even a philosophy which is implemented via scientific, objective techniques, tools, methods and approaches that aim to add a greater value for a product or service towards the customer while reducing material costs, time costs, wait time, delays, product error etc. It is of the utmost importance to keep track which activities add value and which activities do not add value within the lean concept of organization managing. After the activities which do not add value are identified, they are removed

THE CONCEPT OF LEAN ENTERPRISE MANAGING WITHIN THE SUPPLY CHAIN

Koncept lean upravljanja organizacijom ili poduzećem je poslovna strategija te čak i filozofija koja koristeći se znanstvenim, objektivnim tehnikama, alatima, metodama i pristupima nastoji stvoriti što veću vrijednost u proizvodu ili usluzi za kupca sa ciljem stvaranja što manjeg troška materijala, vremena, čekanja, zakašnjenju, greške na proizvodu itd... Unutar lean koncepta upravljanja je od velike važnosti pratiti koje aktivnosti dodaju vrijednost, a koje ne dodaju vrijednost; te nakon što ih se identificira, ukloniti one aktivnosti koje ne dodaju vrijednost.The concept of lean managing within an organization or enterprise is a business strategy and even a philosophy which is implemented via scientific, objective techniques, tools, methods and approaches that aim to add a greater value for a product or service towards the customer while reducing material costs, time costs, wait time, delays, product error etc. It is of the utmost importance to keep track which activities add value and which activities do not add value within the lean concept of organization managing. After the activities which do not add value are identified, they are removed

Towards green and sustainable seaport transport systems via enhancing multimodal transport options for passengers: a case study of Italian and Croatian passenger seaports of Ancona and Zadar

Constant socioeconomic changes coupled with technological innovation render passenger mobility options a subject of unprecedented transformations in the European Union’s maritime industry within the domain of passenger seaports. The complexity and uncertainty in such perception of passenger seaports hinder passenger – centric transport planning approaches due to the lack of reliable environmental transport related data. To address the stated problem, the article evaluates the operational performance of water and land transport modes in the most passenger flows intensive Italian and Croatian passenger seaports of Ancona and Zadar respectively. The evaluation was performed via utilization of activity based methodology for each transport mode by adherence to collected vessels’ AIS and transport service providers’ data with regard to carbon footprint emissions. Results indicate that the water transport mode carbon footprint emissions during port stay exceed emissions during sailing at open sea by 24% and that the most environmentally friendly land transport mode is the public bus under consideration of 100% passenger capacity

Sustainable Development of Port Cities from the Perspective of Transition Management

The strong and close relationship between the port and the city, which is often a consequence of historical circumstances, has become disrupted due to the negative impact of the port on the urban environment. The disruption of this relationship is forcing port city authorities worldwide to find effective methods to renew the port – city relationship. As an additional element to this complex relationship, the concept of sustainability is taken into consideration. Therefore, the relationship between the port and the city needs to be studied in compliance with economic, social and environmental criteria. This paper studies port and urban systems interdependently, as well as their integration into a sustainable whole. The dynamics of change in the port – city interface zone require careful planning and assessment before intervention and development. Accordingly, transition management is presented as a mechanism for renewing, coupling, and monitoring the relationship between the port and the city concerning their complex and dynamic nature. The paper’s key findings are based on the contribution of relevant economic, social, and environmental criteria through which the possibility of developing a systematic framework for a coordinated transition to a cooperative relationship between the port and the city from the perspective of sustainability is realized

Identification of Pivotal Factors Influencing the Establishment of Green Port Governance Models: A Bibliometric Analysis, Content Analysis, and DPSIR Framework

Green port governance is an emerging and recent port restructuring process influencing port authorities regarding adopting recurring sustainable governance practices within their business models. However, contemporary academic bias towards a particular aspect of port sustainable governance practice leads to publication results fragmentation and difficulty in a collective assessment of the conclusions. The lack of holistic research endeavors to port sustainable governance practices hinders the identification of organized, specific, and goal-oriented factors indispensable for coherently directing ports to sustainable and green transitions. In order to bridge the identified gap, this paper conducts a bibliometric analysis of 278 scientific articles on the emerging green port governance concept in the maritime industry, published in 113 academic outlets, authored by 695 scholars, and obtained from the world’s most reputable scientific database—ISI Web of Science. The conducted meta-analysis via HistCite software revealed the most prestigious academic institutions, the most prominent scientific journals, the most impactful scientific articles, and the most influential scholars. The bibliographic coupling methodology via Bibliometrix tool in R software indicated five concurrent research streams on the basis of the top 10% of the scientific articles: (1) Adoption of contextualized models of port governance reform as a consequence of port multi-scalar embeddedness forces and institutional stretching; (2) Fostering port sustainability competitiveness via extended resource pools in terms of dry ports coupling; (3) The digitalization role of information systems regarding the interaction between transport, infrastructure, and institutional management in ports; (4) Assessment and innovation in seaport competition policies for the integration of green and sustainable operations; and (5) Conceptual development and awareness raising of port management practices on account of CO2 evidence-based policies regarding port terminals. The application of co-citation analysis methodology revealed future research directions within the five concurrent research streams on the basis of the top 5% trending scientific articles. The detailed content analysis assesses the scientific mapping of future research directions via the structural associations of the Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) framework. The cause-and-effect relationships of the structural associations of the DPSIR framework possess the possibility of providing substantial insights into the most influential factor identification regarding the development of green port governance models and self-assessment toolkits

Methodology for the Sustainable Development of the Italy-Croatia Cross-Border Area: Sustainable and Multimodal/ Cross-Border Passenger Services

The efficient evaluation of the transport sector for the implementation of sustainable mobility solutions is a crucial challenge for governments and decision-makers for strategically reducing the negative economic, social, and environmental impacts of transport. Current research trends on transport macro-management indicate a lack of integrative and comprehensive approaches to mitigating transport sustainability parameters. Thus, a holistic perspective on transport macro-management is deemed necessary for supporting the transition towards a more sustainable approach to transport macroplanning. This paper contributes to the development of transport macro-management by offering insights, tools, and strategies for contemporary sustainable transitions in the transport sector. A methodology for sustainable and multimodal/cross-border passenger services for the Italy-Croatia cross-border area, with a systematic development cycle composed of six interconnected steps for fostering stakeholder cooperation, is proposed in this paper. Furthermore, a methodological framework, a SWOT analysis, and a gap analysis on the function of defining port improvement for the action plan are elaborated in this study. The study analysis is based on the international passenger terminal ports in a passenger liner service by using a survey analysis conducted among the port authorities in the cross-border area. Moreover, the main aim of the methodology is to provide a holistic framework for the sustainable development of a complex and multilayered transport environment that encompasses a multiplicity of various stakeholders