Application of Smart Technologies in Croatian Marinas

Abstract

The objective of this research is to analyse smart technologies implemented in Croatian marinas and their impact upon the safety and service quality improvement, sustainability, and environmental protection, as well as energy consumption and operations optimisation. Key performance indicators and a definition of smart marina concept have been derived based on the smart port concept. The analysis has been conducted on a sample of 78 marinas in six different counties along the Croatian coast. Ultimately, the SWOT analysis has been performed in order to determine the advantages and disadvantages of introducing smart technologies in marina management. The results indicate that the Croatian marinas are undergoing a revolution in terms of facilitating booking management process and achieving greater safety and service quality, but still need to improve in the field of monitoring and controlling nautical tourism impact upon the environment.

Impact Analysis of Marinas on Nautical Tourism in Andalusia

“…Moreover, there is one country that is offering a very interesting range of services which is Croatia. In this case, according to a recent study on Croatian marinas, they are undergoing a revolution in reservation management processes, safety, and quality of service, but the environmental issue remains a pending task [36].…”

Assessing the Relationship between Landscape and Management within Marinas: The Managers’ Perception

“…In this sense, boaters' attraction could not be grounded in higher-quality infrastructure. The current challenges of marinas, including spatial limitations, financial, social, and environmental constraints, and sustainability, require a more complex management system [67]. In this sense, there is a bias in the management activities' perception of respondents since environmental protection represents a main element in it [68].…”

“…Despite the low levels of landscape awareness, some issues are considered related to the first group. Providing services is the cornerstone of every marina in terms of its economic justification and nature [67,70]. Moreover, a marina is a form of maritime infrastructure that responds to a need that is lacking in the natural environment, specifically, a sheltered area for boats.…”

Model Iskazivanja Prihoda Preko Varijabli Održivog Razvoja Na Primjeru Nautičkih Luka U Hrvatskoj

“…Marušić et al, 2020;Mckinley, 2016). Ova vrsta nautičke luke pokretačka je sila stvaranja ekonomskog bogatstva (Benevolo & Spinelli, 2021;Martín & Yepes, 2021) i polazišna točka razvoja nautičkog turizma (Maglić, Grbčić, Maglić & Gundić, 2021).…”

“…Potreba za pouzdanim i točnim informacijama koje omogućuju donošenje odluka usmjerenih na održivi razvoj osobito je važna za dinamične industrije u kojima vlada snažno konkurencijsko nadmetanje na globalnoj razini, kakva je industrija nautičkog turizma. Menadžment nautičkih luka suočava se sa sve većim pritiscima u nastojanju da optimizira poslovne performanse nastojeći se nositi s ekonomskim i drugim izazovima koji utječu na njihovu održivost (Maglić et al, 2021). Također, Martin & Yepes (Martín & Yepes, 2021) ukazuju na sve veću složenost u upravljanju nautičkom lukom, pri čemu prvenstveno ističu balansiranje između zadovoljavanja potražnje s ekološkim, društvenim i ekonomskim ograničenjima kao jedan od razloga.…”