Freight Transport Logistics in the Baltic Sea Region. Regional Aspects

Abstract

Freight Transport Logistics in the Baltic Sea Region. Regional Aspects In the situation where a large increase in trade and freight transport volumes in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) is expected and in which the BSR is facing a major economic restructuring, efforts to achieve more integrated and sustainable transport and communication links within the BSR are needed. One of these efforts is the development of logistics centres (LCs) and their networking, which will continue to have an impact on improving communication links, spatial planning practices and approaches, logistics chain development and the promotion of sustainable transport modes. These factors will reflect on logistics processes both in major gateway cities and in remote BSR areas. The importance of logistics systems as a whole is not seen clearly enough. Logistics actors see that logistics operations are not appreciated as much as other fields of activity. In addition, logistics centres and the importance of logistics activities to the business life of areas and the employment rate should be brought up better. In the paper main goal and tasks of national approach for LCs development are discussed. Strategic focus of new activities in this area is on the integration of various networks within and between logistics centres in order to improve and develop the quality of logistics networks as well as to spatially widen the networking activities.

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“…Based on many international researches the basics of the modern demand planning systems are the efficient statistical algorithms (Hamzaçebi et al, 2009;Kabashkin, 2012;Jha et. al., 2013), and the automatization of the planning process (Haberleitner et al, 2010).…”

Comparison of port activities of the East Coast of the Baltic Sea: 1996–2016

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