scholarly journals JUSTIFICATION OF ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL FEASIBILITY OF CARGO TRANSPORTATION BY INLAND WATERWAYS

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (2(79)) ◽  
pp. 119-129
Author(s):  
N.D. MASLII ◽  
M.V. CHESNOKOVA ◽  
V.О. DIAKOV
Keyword(s):  
Water Transport ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Inland Waterways ◽  
Inland Water ◽  
River Transport ◽  
Global Trend ◽  
Inland Waterway ◽  
Cargo Transportation ◽  
Environmental Feasibility ◽  
Inland Water Transport

Topicality. Currently, the demand for transport by inland waterways is constantly growing, especially in economically developed countries. In order to maintain the national economy and create a more efficient and sustainable logistics system in Ukraine, transportation by inland waterways must be developed, because inland waterway transport has a number of advantages over other modes of transport, which creates the preconditions for changing logistics routes. To reduce transport costs, improve infrastructure and logistics in the face of uncertainty, the relationship between the stakeholders of rail and road transport with representatives of water transport is important. Reorientation of transportation from road transport to inland waterway transport, intensification of international trade and attraction of new freight flows to inland waterway transport will contribute to the overall growth of the country's economy and is possible subject to liberalization of transportation.Aim and tasks. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the economic and environmental feasibility of transporting goods by inland waterway transport in the context of the global trend of the need to preserve the environment and rational use of resources.Research results. The port infrastructure of Ukrainian rivers also does not meet modern requirements and is actually in decline. Most of the ports are located in the central areas of cities, causing the destruction of city roads by trucks that are sent for loading / unloading at these ports. In the context of the global trend of the need to preserve the environment for most countries of the world, inland waterway transport is the cheapest and most environmentally friendly mode of transport, suitable for transporting significant volumes of products, mainly raw materials. In Ukraine, the volume of cargo transported by river transport has significantly decreased over the past decade. Of the available volumes of freight transport by river transport, building materials, grain and metallurgy products prevail in the nomenclature. A certain impetus to the development of inland waterway transport was the adoption of the Law of Ukraine "On Inland Waterway Transport", which outlined the prospects for increasing the cargo turnover of river transport. Considering the volume of emissions from river transport, it is the most environmentally friendly compared to road transport. At the same time, the existing rolling stock of water transport is capable of replacing several thousand trucks. It has been established that the Dnieper basin plays the main role in the transportation of domestic cargo and passengers. More than 90% of all river transport in the country is carried out along the Dnieper and its largest tributaries Pripyat and Desna. However, the low operational characteristics of the fleet are one of the factors holding back the development of freight traffic on inland waterways. The four selected shipping companies provide cargo transportation on the Dnieper and Danube rivers, and are also capable of ensuring the potential development and competitive advantages of Ukrainian water transport.Conclusion. The studies carried out made it possible to substantiate the economic and environmental feasibility of transporting goods by inland water transport in Ukraine. Based on the determination of the share of transportations by inland water transport in the EU countries and Ukraine, the potential opportunities for the development of this area were established, taking into account other similar indicators, as well as the growth of export flows of grain and metallurgical products from the central part of Ukraine. Therefore, the development of domestic inland waterways is economically necessary, expedient and will have a positive effect for the entire country and the economy as a whole, given the low level of pollution and environmental pressure on air, land, water resources, biodiversity, which, in turn, affect climate change. , ecosystems in general and public health. Taking into account the total length of the navigable routes of Ukraine and the tendency to reduce the existing fleet, due to moral and physical aging, it is important to assist in attracting investments in the river fleet, will provide potential technical and technological opportunities for the development of all inland water transport and its key players.

The influence of innovation on the inland waterway transport efficiency

2018 ◽  
Vol 120 ◽  
pp. 179-188
Author(s):  
Magdalena Kaup ◽  
Dorota Łozowicka
Keyword(s):  
Water Transport ◽  
Transport Processes ◽  
Inland Waterways ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Transport Efficiency ◽  
Inland Water ◽  
Modern Management ◽  
Inland Waterway ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Inland Water Transport

The interest in inland waterway transport observed in recent years in Poland has highlighted the imperfections of both the existing infrastructure and the fleet of inland vessels. Therefore, it was necessary to adapt to EU standards, which requires taking actions that will improve the conditions of transport processes using inland waterways. The number, scope and level of introduced new improvement, modernization and innovation solutions determine the modern management of inland waterway transport. The article presents efficiency and its basic indicators in inland water transport. In addition, the impact of innovation on the development of inland waterway transport was discussed. The aim of the article is to identify and analyze factors affecting the efficiency of inland waterway transport, and in particular to assess the impact of applying innovation on the improvement of inland waterway transport.

scholarly journals On the competitiveness of inland waterway transport

2021 ◽  
pp. 102-114
Author(s):  
Valery I. Mineev ◽  
Mikhail V. Ivanov Ivanov ◽  
Olga V. Pochekaeva ◽  
Alexey V. Novikov ◽  
Albina M. Ozina
Keyword(s):  
Water Transport ◽  
Transport System ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Water System ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Inland Water ◽  
Inland Waterway ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Transport Complex ◽  
Inland Water Transport

The most important direction in the development of the country's transport system is to ensure a balance between modes of transport. This is stated in the strategic documents for the development of both the transport complex of the Russian Federation as a whole, and individual program documents for the modes of transport. First of all, we are talking about the existing imbalances in the pace and scale of development of various modes of transport. The consequences of the imbalance of the country's transport system in inland waterway transport are especially noticeable. The urgency of solving this particular problem is indicated in the «Strategy for the development of inland water transport of the Russian Federation for the period up to 2030». The analysis of the development of the transport complex in Russia in recent years indicates that the dynamics of the transportation of goods and passengers by inland water transport since 2014 can be characterized as stagnation. This state of inland waterway transport was largely facilitated by the presence of limiting areas on a single deep-water system, a low level of fleet renewal, outdated infrastructure and a number of other factors. The way out of this situation for inland waterway transport is seen in the search for ways to increase its competitiveness based on the development of multimodal transportation and its inclusion in logistics chains with rail and road transport, as evidenced by the experience of European countries.

scholarly journals Sustainable Transport in the Danube Region

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.

scholarly journals Financing of water transport infrastructure: foreign experience

2021 ◽  
pp. 150-162
Author(s):  
Svetlana V. Miloslavskaya Miloslavskaya ◽  
Elena S. Plotnikova Plotnikova
Keyword(s):  
Water Transport ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
The United States ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Environmental Friendliness ◽  
Inland Waterways ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Inland Waterway ◽  
Inland Water Transport ◽  
Cost Of Transportation

In recent decades, many countries of the world are faced with the problem of congestion in land transport due to the increase in the volume of transported goods. As a result, much attention is paid to inland waterway transport, which has significant untapped potential. It is also important that inland waterway transport (IWT), in comparison with alternative modes of transport, has such advantages as low cost of transportation, reliability, and environmental friendliness. This article analyzes the experience of financing water transport infrastructure facilities in foreign countries with a developed network of inland waterways, namely, Germany and the United States. The purpose of the work is to generalize the practices of attracting funds for the development of the infrastructure of inland water transport.

scholarly journals RESEARCH ON FUNCTIONING CONDITIONS OF ENTERPRISES OF INLAND WATER TRANSPORT OF UKRAINE: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS

2018 ◽  
Vol 2(14) (2 (14)) ◽  
pp. 41-48
Author(s):  
Andriy Partola
Keyword(s):  
European Integration ◽  
Water Transport ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Inland Waterways ◽  
Inland Water ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Effective Development ◽  
Inland Water Transport

The article is devoted to the study of operating conditions of Ukrainian water transport enterprises and the identification of barriers for its effective development. Classification of all problems by groups such as natural, technical, political and economic ones is carried out. Reasons of high cost of river traffic, low level of infrastructure and non-compliance of legislative base with modern requirements are analyzed. A comparison of approaches to solving the identified problems in Ukraine and EU countries is conducted. Strategic directions for the development of inland waterways enterprises of Ukraine in the conditions of European integration are outlined.

scholarly journals Application of public-private partnership mechanisms for competitive growth of inland water transport in Russia

2018 ◽  
Vol 239 ◽  
pp. 08009
Author(s):  
Elena Voskresenskaya ◽  
Lybov Vorona-Slivinskaya ◽  
Tatyana Ponomareva
Keyword(s):  
Water Transport ◽  
System Development ◽  
Public Private Partnership ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Competitive Growth ◽  
Private Partnership ◽  
Inland Water ◽  
Inland Waterway ◽  
Transport Industry ◽  
Inland Water Transport

The article deals with urgent problems of transport system development in Russia, paying the particular attention to inland waterway transport. The research is focused on the investment in the development of road infrastructure and methods of investing transport projects using public-private partnership mechanisms. The main reasons constraining the development of inland water transport in Russia are the insufficient amount of funds contributed to the development of the industry and their occasionally unreasonable use. In recent years, the world trend is to attract not only owners, but also infrastructure users to finance the inland waterway transport industry at a time when the financing gap is significant. The authors concluded that the simultaneous implementation of measures combining the introduction of fees paid by user and involving the improvement of water transport infrastructure through the public-private partnership mechanisms would promote attracting additional sources of investment. These investments will help to accelerate the industry modernization and implement the innovative scenario for the development of national economy. The authors developed the new model of state policy on attracting extra-budgetary sources of financing to the inland waterway transport industry.

Technique of Using the “Voyage Planning” Concept for the Logistic Integration of Inland Waterway Transport

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 237-242
Author(s):  
Mihai Gheorghe Ghiba ◽  
Lidia Dubovan
Keyword(s):  
Water Transport ◽  
Railway Transportation ◽  
Inland Water ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
Growth Opportunity ◽  
Inland Waterway ◽  
Planning Concept ◽  
Inland Water Transport

The option of choosing to continue the route of goods arriving on waterway routes and have destinations within its territory and vice versa of internal waterways depends on many factors. We intend to analyze the optimizing conditions of inland waterway transport so that the line of route connections integrate inland water transport as a viable advantageous option. Inland waterway transport accounts for about 7 to 9% of all goods transported within the European territory, the growth opportunity being viable only if this option of transport substantially reduces its weak parts that determine orientation to car or railway transportation. We have to observe carefully the causes of low mobility generated by waterway routes, speed and rhythm of transport streams to different destinations, quality and timeliness of the service provided, the active involvement and integrated of ports as logistic hubs essential in the combined transport of goods. An important step that can generate growth of inland water transport option is how they respond to the request of transport based on development of voyage planning concept, objective that we try to detail in all aspects.

scholarly journals THE CONCEPT OF ECONOMIC SUBSTANTIATION OF PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDIZING BY INLAND WATER TRANSPORT

2020 ◽  
pp. 154-163
Author(s):  
Valery I. Mineev ◽  
Valery M. Ivanov ◽  
Gennady V. Veselov ◽  
Mikhail V. Ivanov
Keyword(s):  
Water Transport ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Social Significance ◽  
Inland Waterways ◽  
Inland Water ◽  
Passenger Transportation ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Inland Water Transport ◽  
Made In

The passenger transportation practice, both in Russia and abroad, shows that this transportation give little profit or completely unprofitable with the exception of tourist transportation. Given the social significance of passenger transportation for the population of the vast territory of the Russian Federation, state authorities implement measures of the state support for various types of transport for these transportations, including reimbursement of expenses to transport enterprises from budgets of various levels. Obviously, the question which type of transport to subsidize and how much requires special attention. At the same time, passenger transportation subsidizing by inland waterways has been canceled since 2005, and decisions made in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation on subsidizing from regional and municipal budgets quite often do not compensate the expenses of shipping companies. The article proposes possible options, in fact, for the revival of socially significant passenger transportation by inland water transport in Russia and proposes an approach to determining the maximum amount of subsidies to cover the loss of socially significant passenger transportation. The authors of the article have shown due to what factors direct and indirect (non-transport) components of the effect can be obtained as a result of the implementation of their proposals in the practice of water passenger transport enterprises.

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

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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