New report published!
We have pleasure to announce that INCONE60 have just published report under title “Local ports as developments centres”.
The following study aims to analyse the local ports on Lithuanian, Polish, German, Danish, Swedish, and Belgian coast as development centres which are located along international waterway E 60.
The study is a comprehensive analysis of the state of the South Baltic local seaports and their development opportunities. The problems faced by managers of these ports have been identified and potential development opportunities have been presented.
In the first chapter of the study the authors present ownership patterns existing in the local ports of the South Baltic area. Over half of all investigated ports are owned and operated by the municipalities where they are situated. Also many ports in the South Baltic coast are owned and managed using various forms of public-private partnership. Furthermore, the study attempted to identify different kinds of companies operating
in the ports’ area. As it happens, over 50% of them are linked with shipyard and shipbuilding sector. They are largely oriented to offer an extensive range of production services from shipbuilding to ship repair services.
The second chapter provides detailed description of sixty local ports located along E 60 waterway. Each port characteristics gives information about port ownership and management, available facilities and main companies operating within the port area.
Chapter three attempts to analyse the role of local seaports of South Baltic in the coastal regional development as well as interdependencies between the port and its hinterland region. On the one hand, the conditions and perspectives for the development of local ports strictly depend on such factors as the level, pace and directions of economic and social development of the country and region, development of local and regional transport infrastructure, as well as the European Union's policies on
the maritime sector. On the other hand, local ports not being of primary importance for the national economy, can play a vital role in the economies of individual regions. Therefore, the economic impact of ports on the surrounding areas has been analysed and in particular their influence on local employment.
To download the summary of the publication please click on the picture above!
Due to the big size of the file, it is not ulopaded to the website. If you are interested in the full version of the publication please send the request to:
Rafał Koba
e-mail: rafal.koba@im.umg.edu.pl