A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE QUALITY OF TRANSPORT SERVICES AT THE ENTERPRISES OF INLAND WATER TRANSPORT

The article describes the trends in the development of passenger traffic on tourist routes by inland water transport of the Russian Federation. The effectiveness of the applied methods of strategic planning has an impact on the quality of decisions taken to develop the industry related to ensuring the quality and reliability of transport services within the country, increasing satisfaction with the needs of the economy and society in tourism transportation, and optimal investment in water transport infrastructure in the regions. The reasons and prerequisites for improving the applied methods of strategic planning in the inland water transport of Russia have been investigated. The features of strategic planning are reflected on the basis of the identified trends in the development of the tourist river transport market and external factors. There have been analyzed the conceptual apparatus in terms of assessing the strategic potential of transport development as an instrument for strategic planning of the industry. Features of such assessment for inland waterway tourism transport have been identified. Taking into account the current tasks of strategic planning, there has been proposed the author's definition of strategic potential, which is based on the calculation of the resource component of the potential, the potential of business processes in this segment, as well as the effectiveness of interaction with enterprises of related industries involved in the formation of a cruise product. The purpose of this article is to describe the components of the model for assessing the strategic potential of passenger transportation on tourist routes, taking into account the specifics of such transportation related to their differentiation by region, uneven passenger traffic in the regions. Examples of evaluation of potential parameters are given. A visualization of a model for assessing the potential of tourist transport in the Russian Federation in the context of managing resources, processes and interactions in inland water transport is presented.

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Inland Water Transport and Urban Mobility in Ikorodu-Ebutte Ero Route, Lagos, Nigeria

Geosfera Indonesia ◽

10.19184/geosi.v5i1.14714 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 127

Author(s):

Usman Bolaji Abdulkadir ◽

Animashaun Kikelomo Halimat

Keyword(s):

Water Transport ◽

Low Income ◽

Sustainable Transportation ◽

Urban Mobility ◽

Long Distance ◽

Inland Waterways ◽

Inland Water ◽

Transport Services ◽

Water Transportation ◽

Inland Water Transport

Lagos city has abundant navigable inland waterways which if fully harnessed would help minimise road traffic congestion, pollution and provide low cost means of long distance travel within the city. This study examines inland water transport services on Lagos lagoon focusing on Ikorodu-Ebutte Ero route. Primary data were obtained using structured questionnaires. While, secondary data were sourced from relevant government and private agencies. Data were analysed using descriptive techniques including frequency counts, tables and graphs. The results revealed an inadequate provision of terminal facilities and vessels in the area. It was also found that most (67.3%) of the trips via water transport in the were mainly for work purpose. In addition, low patronage was observed and it was found to be mostly due to comparatively high cost of fares and passenger safety concerns, as indicated by 67.4% and 58.7% of the respondents respectively. Furthermore, high income earners where found to patronise this mode than low income earners. The high frequency of use of water transport by the respondents (71.3% travel by water every day) indicates that, this mode has great potential of being widely adopted, if greater attention is given to its development by both the government and private sector. There is, therefore, a need for more investment in water transportation in the area through the provision of modern infrastructure and vessels. Keywords: urban mobility; inland waterways; transport services; sustainable transportation; integrated transport. Copyright (c) 2020 Geosfera Indonesia Journal and Department of Geography Education, University of Jember This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share A like 4.0 International License

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CRITERIA AND FACTORS OF INLAND WATER TRANSPORT COMPETITIVENESS GROWTH

VESTNIK OF ASTRAKHAN STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY SERIES ECONOMICS ◽

10.24143/2073-5537-2018-3-68-77 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 68-77 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Svetlana Anatolyevna Borodulina ◽

Tatyana Alekseyevna Pantina

Keyword(s):

Water Transport ◽

Transport System ◽

System Integration ◽

Transport Infrastructure ◽

Infrastructure Development ◽

Competitive Advantages ◽

Inland Water ◽

Transport Services ◽

Water Transportation ◽

Inland Water Transport

The article reveals and describes competitive advantages of the inland water transport of the Russian Federation in the context of the appointed government activities to modernize the infrastructure of integrated transport system. Integration into the world transport system is linked to the efficiency increase of transport services within the country, use of transit potential, meeting the needs of the economy and society in quality and competitive transport services. There have been considered the problems and factors of increasing the competitiveness of inland water transport as a part of the country's transport system. The analysis of the qualitative characteristics of inland waterway transport has been done. Besides, there have been studied the following characteristics: the cost of transportation, energy efficiency, energy intensity, capital investments into the infrastructure, the costs of maintaining waterways, environmental and safety parameters in water transport, all of these making the combination of competitive advantages. Today the main difference of Russian methods of assessment of the water transport advantages from foreign methods consists in taking into account environmental and safety factors. There have been analyzed the advantages of transport modes with the benefit of the cargo owner and society, identified criteria of choosing modes of transport in terms of its competitive advantages. There have been suggested the methods of increasing competitive advantages of inland water transportation: providing the shippers with modern services , developing instruments of engaging investors with relation to peculiarities of investing into transport infrastructure development. To reach the well-balanced transport system of the country there has been proved the need to develop and realize complex measures of the state policy of supporting the river transportation.

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Assessment of regional transport accessibility indices for inland water transport services

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202124411016 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 244 ◽

pp. 11016

Author(s):

Tatiana Pantina ◽

Svetlana Borodulina

Keyword(s):

Water Transport ◽

Regional Economics ◽

Social Economy ◽

Spatial Development ◽

Transport Infrastructure ◽

Inland Water ◽

Transport Accessibility ◽

Passenger Transportation ◽

Transport Services ◽

Inland Water Transport

The paper is devoted to the study of the features of the formation and calculation of indicators of transport accessibility of regions from the point of view of the provision of inland water transport services in the passenger transport segment. The key area of the research is to determine the parameters of accessibility of river transportations in the context of the spatial development of the country and the course taken on the social economy. The research is based on scientific works in the field of economics, management, economic geography, and regional economics. The paper analyzes domestic and foreign publications on the subject of the study. Based on the systematization of the research results, the authors propose a description of the transport accessibility indicator, and determine regional accessibility indices for river passenger transportation. The result of the research is the development of theoretical positions in the field of economics and management of inland water transport in the context of spatial development. The obtained results and conclusions of the study can be the basis for the formation of a planning methodology of passenger transportation by inland water transport, and also to control the process of investing in transport infrastructure in the regions, the formation of target strategic parameters of transport provision in the context of spatial development of the country.

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Sustainable Transport in the Danube Region

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13126797 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (12) ◽

pp. 6797

Author(s):

Peter Mako ◽

Andrej Dávid ◽

Patrik Böhm ◽

Sorin Savu

Keyword(s):

Water Transport ◽

Fossil Fuels ◽

Environmentally Friendly ◽

Road Transport ◽

Transport Systems ◽

Main Question ◽

Inland Water ◽

Danube Region ◽

Inland Water Transport

Sustainability of transport systems is a key issue in transport. The main question is whether high levels of road and railway transport in areas along navigable waterways is an effective solution for this issue. The Danube waterway is an example. Generally, it is not observed that traffic performance is not as high as on the Rhine. This paper deals with the revelation of the available capacity of this waterway based on approximation functions and their comparison with real transport performances. This methodology points to the level of use of waterways. The connection of this model with the production of fossil fuels creates a basis for a case study. The case study in this paper offers a possibility for a sustainable and environmentally friendly transition from road transport to inland water transport on the example of specific transport routes. The main contribution of this paper is a presentation of the application of sustainable models of use transport capacity to increase the share of environmentally friendly and sustainable inland water transport. The conclusion based on the case study and materials is that the available capacity of inland water transport on the Danube could support the transition of traffic performances to sustainable and environmentally friendly means of transport.

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Regional Airports Influence Economic Development of the Region

MATEC Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/matecconf/201823602004 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 236 ◽

pp. 02004

Author(s):

Václav Cempírek ◽

Iveta Dočkalíková

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Water Transport ◽

Freight Transport ◽

Elbe River ◽

Inland Water ◽

The Elbe River ◽

Regional Airports ◽

Inland Water Transport ◽

Technical Terms

The paper deals with the importance of regional airport for economic development of the particular region with the possibility to cover also freight transport. In technical terms it is called the logistics centre or Freight Village. The special emphasis is given to the Pardubice airport and to creation of logistics centre on the Elbe river. The logistics centre would link four types of transport – railway, road, air and inland water transport. Terminal of the combined transport, which lacks in long term in the region, is also a part of the logistics centre.

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Inland Water Transport and its Impact on Seaports and Seaport Cities Development

Information, Communication and Environment ◽

10.1201/b18514-32 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 201-208

Author(s):

A Grzelakowski

Keyword(s):

Water Transport ◽

Inland Water ◽

Inland Water Transport

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IMPLEMENTING METHODS OF HIGH-PRECISION POSITIONING ON INLAND WATER WAYS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

VESTNIK OF ASTRAKHAN STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY SERIES MARINE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGIES ◽

10.24143/2073-1574-2018-3-28-35 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 28-35

Author(s):

Ivan Vladimirovich Pashchenko ◽

Vladislav Vitalevich Kozlov ◽

Andrei Igorevich Sokolov

Keyword(s):

Water Transport ◽

Precise Point Positioning ◽

Field Tests ◽

Differential Correction ◽

Inland Water ◽

Location Finding ◽

The Russian Federation ◽

Coordinate Correction ◽

The Given ◽

Inland Water Transport

The article discusses communication facilities for transmitting corrections and ephemeris data, analyzes methods of calculating errors of satellite position finding, and gives results of field tests for determining accuracy of the location for Real Time Kinematic and Precise Point Positioning modes. There has been carried out a survey of the existing functioning differential satellite subsystems, satellite differential correction and monitoring systems. The methods of differential coordinate correction currently used on the inland water transport provide accuracy within 1-5 meters. As in the unmanned mode the given accuracy is not sufficient, there appears the need to develop methods for calculating location finding with centimeter precision. Precise positioning relative to the axis of the ship's course will make it possible to control the vessel in the unmanned mode, as well as to use robotic facilities on water transport capable of making safe voyages on a set of waypoints tied to geographical coordinates.

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