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This paper seeks to highlight the impact of increasing container throughput in north Adriatic ports on air quality. A comparative analysis of air quality consisting of selected environmental parameters at selected measuring stations near the container terminals of the northern Adriatic ports Rijeka, Trieste, Koper, and Venice was carried out. The parameters were analyzed based on a limited air quality monitoring data for port areas. As the port transport sector can increase pollutant emissions, the results of these analyses can also be used to take appropriate measures to reduce particulate matter emissions. The aim of this paper is to determine the impact of increasing container throughput in the ports of the northern Adriatic Sea on air quality based on certain environmental parameters related to shipping/delivery of containers by road. The results of the research based on available data have shown that the increase in container throughput of the northern Adriatic ports has not decreased air quality of urban areas of the respective port cities. The value of air quality of the northern Adriatic ports is substantially above the limits set by the EU Air Quality Directive (2008/50), thus not affecting the health of the inhabitants of the analyzed cities.

This article analyzes examples of good traffic management practices in several European cities. The practices analyzed relate to providing more accurate information about public transport arrivals, optimizing demand for crosswalks, reducing congestion in urban areas, and reducing demand for trips to parking lots in the city center. Smart mobility projects such as CEKOM Connected Traffic create high-quality urban transport solutions and promote innovative, sustainable, clean and energy-efficient transport modes. The aim of this paper is to present the positive results of different traffic management methods that lead to better traffic flow, less congestion, lower primary energy consumption and less pollutant emissions. The activities of this scientific research project are related to the development of innovative urban and multimodal solutions in the city of Rijeka. The primary outcome indicator will be a platform for aggregating data for urban mobility and transport decision making. The scope of the platform envisions more efficient use of public- private infrastructure, resources, and assets in the field of transport. In addition, it was necessary to accurately measure traffic, meteorological and environmental parameters in the city of Rijeka to protect the environment, increase safety and achieve sustainability of the transport system in the urban area. As part of the research activities of the Connected Traffic project, a prototype solution for traffic simulations has been developed. The aim of the simulations is to show how the use of innovative methods in the context of intelligent solutions can manage traffic in urban areas. The purpose of the simulation is to test innovative scenarios and standard operating procedures for decision support.

Traffic congestion is an unavoidable problem in large cities. Therefore, traffic management centers must respond quickly to traffic disruptions and apply the most appropriate measures to solve problems in the traffic network. The causes leading to traffic congestion are usually related to regular or extraordinary traffic events and traffic condition. Due to a regular traffic event such as a traffic collision on the main traffic corridor, illegal parking and emergency interventions, actions such as detection, closure and speed limits are mostly used. During an extraordinary traffic event such as manifestations or roadwork, applied actions include the partial or complete closure of the road, change of route, change of travel methods, etc. Solving this complex task requires not only a quick response, but also a lot of expertise given the large number of possible actions that need to be considered during the decision-making process. Therefore, simulation models or decision support tools are increasingly used. In this project, the simulations are intended to demonstrate the possibilities of using simulation tools in the decision-making and traffic management process as innovative methods within intelligent solutions for traffic management in cities. The purpose of prototyping is to test innovative scenarios and standard operating procedures that will be used to support decision making. The prototype created in this way can be further developed through validation and calibration procedures to obtain a real traffic situation in an area, based on which different solutions affecting traffic flow can then be tested. As part of the development activities of the CEKOM Connected Traffic scientific research project, an advanced information and communication system is being developed to support decision-making and urban traffic management. The improvement of traffic management within this project will also have a positive impact on the development of mobility and the increase of traffic safety in the city of Rijeka. The innovation of this platform is reflected in its approach to connectivity and Big Data analytics, as well as its real-time traffic management. In this paper, the authors focus on testing innovative scenarios and standard operating procedures for the purpose of decision support to demonstrate the effectiveness of traffic management in urban areas by applying innovative solutions (modeling and simulation). The development of the simulation model in terms of functionality and sustainability covers the narrower and wider urban area of Rijeka and the application of a multi-layer modeling methodology that integrates macro and micro level traffic simulations. Reliable and accurate measurement of vehicle load on individual roads was used to create the simulation. Since the simulation will be validated with some new traffic routes, new realistically calculated traffic load data is expected as one of the outputs of the project. By applying intelligent traffic solutions and information and communication technology, it is possible to integrate large amounts of processed data through the platform, thus achieving the validation of the prototype and the generation of traffic conditions, which increases the quality of traffic management.

Regional value chains (RVCs) are an important indicator of regional trade, economic integration and development. Due to regionalization of production, instead of globalization of production, more and more production is taking place in RVCs. We used the UNCTAD-Eora database to obtain the values of the basic RVC indicator: domestic value added (DVA) included in a country's exports. We analyze the regional value chains in Croatia and its neighbouring countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia. We performed a Panel Estimated Generalised Least Squares analysis with weights for cross-sectional fixed effects, weights for cross-sectional EGLS, covariance method for white cross-sectional coefficients and correction for degrees of freedom to obtain a more efficient estimation of coefficients and to correct for heteroscedasticity or autocorrelation in the residuals. The results of the panel EGLS show a statistically significant relationship between the change in value added (VA) of neighbouring Croatian countries and the change in Croatian VA (R2=0.73, p 0.0001). The results suggest that Croatia's linkages with neighbouring countries in RVCs are statistically significant, even though the extent of these linkages is of very small magnitude

After a detailed analysis of each railroad route alternative, the problem of route evaluation in the process of planning and designing is reduced to making a decision concerning its optimal selection. In this article the authors emphasize the significance of the reconstruction of the railroad route connection for the development of the North Adriatic Ports, Rijeka, Koper and Trieste. The most important project related to North Adriatic Port’s railway transport system is the construction of a new high-efficiency railroad which will connect the ports of Rijeka, Koper and Trieste. The construction of a new high- efficiency railway will create a significant shortening of railroad links of South East Europe with its central and western parts and will improve the conditions of traffic exploitation of the North Adriatic transport route. The objective of this paper is to show that the application of the multi-criteria analysis can lead to conclusions regarding the evaluation and selection of the appropriate railroad transport route. In order to fulfill the research objective, a model comprising criteria and sub-criteria for railroad route evaluation is defined. The proposed model was used for the evaluation of the railway route Rijeka- Koper-Trieste by applying the PROMETHEE II method for multi-criteria ranking of alternatives.

Warehousing and transportation support activities are an important part of the overall transportation sector. COVID-19 outbreak requires a prediction of future risks contingent in the overall economic predicament. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the analysis of possible adverse effects of this crisis on the Warehousing activity. We analysed a 10-year panel from 2008 to 2017 of 13 latest European Union member countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, and Slovakia, and their data representing the “Warehousing and support activities for transportation” of the overall “Transportation and storage sector”. We differenced the data to achieve stationarity and to lose the idiosyncratic effects present in the coefficients. We regressed the variables representing the overall economy on warehousing and transportation support activities. The null hypothesis of no-causation may be rejected for most causal conjectures with three successive test methods: Panel Pairwise Granger Causality test, Panel Estimated Generalized Least Squares with Fixed Effects, and Panel Generalized Method of Moments with First Differences. We conclude the changes in the overall economy have an impact on warehousing and transportation support activities in terms of its value added

The paper shows the determinants of passenger transportation to and off major Croatian islands based on correlations. Due to lacking time series, we use the simplest statistical associations based on cross-section correlation. The results show that major determinants of passenger transportation to and off Croatian islands are the number of island inhabitants, the number of registered tourist arrivals, as well as the number of registered beds, while the number of vehicles transported to the islands is statistically associated to the economic activity on the island represented by total on-island company revenues. The purpose of the paper is to help predict and plan future maritime transportation requirements of Croatian islands.

The phenomenon of containerization is a well- researched theme. However, these researches are mainly in the context of new technical and technological issues and challenges, necessary for the realization of such a transport technology, as well as the dynamics of containerization and contemporary business models. The investigation of cargo being carried by containers appears to be underrepresented, which can be a result of thinking that container represents the transport unit (box) that replaces a large number of smaller packages so it is primarily intended for general cargo. Containers could be used for the transport of a large number of different types of goods, and types of packages, whether the level of containerization of particular goods depends on several factors. This paper aims at analyzing these factors in containerized level. It also looks at developing a special diagram showing the compatibility between the particular freight and container types. This paper will demonstrate how this diagram could be used in a simple way in finding which types of container are suitable for specific types of commodity.

Prometna gužva u cestovnom prometu postaje sve veći problem u gradovima diljem Hrvatske te utječe na nepotrebno povećanje potrošnje goriva te zagađenje okoliša ispušnim plinovima. Kako bi građani pomogli većoj energetskoj učinkovitosti i smanjenju štetnih emisija, mogu koristiti metode prijevoza koje manje utječu na okoliš te primjenjivati mjere definirane Nacionalnim akcijskim planom energetske učinkovitosti. U ovom radu analizirano je devet predloženih mjera za postizanje energetskih ušteda u cestovnom prometu Hrvatske. Za svaku od predloženih mjera izrađena je prognoza učinkovitosti i uštede energije u cestovnom prometu. Na temelju provedenog istraživanja mjera, ograničenje brzine kretanja vozila nameće se kao najpovoljnija i najbrža mjera za postizanje energetskih ušteda i smanjenje emisije CO2 dok se kao dugoročno najučinkovitije mjere smatraju uvođenje inteligentnog sustava upravljanja prometom te razvoj infrastrukture za alternativna goriva.

This paper aims to establish criteria appropriate for evaluation of county and local public ports management system in the process of selection of an appropriate management system for different port authorities within coherent national port governance system. Different functional development directions of county and local public ports are defined together with four different development directions on the field correlated with four analysed groups of end users. Four main groups of criteria (economic and financial, functionality, prioritization, successfulness) are developed encompassing 10 different criteria in total. The accent is given to successful fulfilment of county and local port services while in the same time achieving wider direct and indirect economic and social effects. The importance of adequate modelling and selection of optimal model for management of county and local public ports is emphasized together with the necessity to adequately evaluate effects of possible development models and directions.

Sjevernojadranske luke Rijeka, Kopar i Trst su ključna prometna čvorišta na Paneuropskom koridoru V i njegovom ogranku VB kao dijelovima Mediteranskog TEN-T prometnog koridora. Analiza logističkih elemenata sjevernojadranskih luka kao i njihove povezanosti sa zaleđem ukazuje na potrebu zajedničke strategije u koncepciji daljnjeg razvitka. Cilj ovoga rada je istaknuti značaj cestovne i željezničke povezanosti sjevernojadranskih luka, Rijeke, Kopra i Trsta, kao i njihove suradnje za razvoj Paneuropskog koridora V i ogranka VB. U radu su analizirane geoprometne i logističke značajke sjevernojadranskih luka u odnosu na luke sjeverozapadno-europskog prometnog pravca, prikazano je postojeće stanje željezničke i cestovne infrastrukture sjevernojadranskog prometnog pravca te je na kraju prikazan prijedlog integracije triju luka te izgradnje željeznice visoke učinkovitosti i dovršetka izgradnje autoceste Rijeka – Kopar – Trst. Dovršetkom tih projekata sustav sjevernojadranskih luka postao bi referentna čvorišna točka između mediteranskih i srednjo-istočnih europskih zemalja što bi znatno utjecalo na njegov daljnji razvoj.

U radu su istraženi organizacijski aspekti lučkog tegljenja kao jedne od ključnih lučkih djelatnosti u lukama otvorenim za javni promet od osobitog međunarodnog značenja za Republiku Hrvatsku te je provedena analiza osobitosti i uloge lučkog tegljenja kao čimbenika ukupne učinkovitosti lučkih djelatnosti i cijele luke kao jedne od ključnih točaka na prometnom pravcu. Autori predlažu model organizacije usluge lučkog tegljenja sistematiziran po ključnim fazama i koracima te s definiranim vezama i outputima pojedinih faza. U radu je provedeno terensko istraživanje prakse poduzeća Jadranski pomorski servis d.d. Rijeka kao i poslovnih podataka poduzeća u cilju kreiranja organizacijskog modela i hodograma ključnih aktivnosti. Autori u radu analiziraju cjelovitost i ukupnost lučke usluge te ulogu lučkog tegljenja. Zaključuju kako je adekvatnom organizacijom lučkog tegljenja utemeljenom na kontinuiranom praćenju i razvoju moguće bitno unaprijediti integralnost i učinkovitost lučke djelatnosti kao cjeline te apsorpcijski kapacitet luke i konkurentnost prometnog pravca.

European Union’s Integrated Maritime Policy is an attempt to coordinate complex and interdependent policies related to maritime affairs, and to tackle the issues concerning the allocation of ecological economic resources in a holistic, integrated manner. Since it is better in organisational terms to deal with local information locally, this new approach aims at reducing organisational centralisation, devolution in decision-making from hierarchies into networks of EU member states in accordance with the fundamental EU principle of subsidiarity, with the coordinating role of the EU Commission. The new policy approach also aims at increasing horizontal and vertical coordination of maritime policies at the EU level. Since the repelled Common Fishery Policies were not coordinated between member states, and were not coordinated with complementary industries, the spill-over effects affecting other complementary and competing industries were great. The paper provides an analytical overview of the Integrated Maritime Policy of the European Union, the maneuvering space given to Croatia to unfold its own maritime policies within the EU IMP, its prospects, and the expected consequences of its implementation for Croatia.

Transport corridor logistics performances are largely influenced by the transportation cost, but at the same time the non-cost elements play a significant role, which sometimes can be crucial. This paper examines the conditionality of logistics performances of transport corridor with cost and non-cost factors related to transport corridor where the port is located, in order to provide measurable basis for assessing the port hinterland as a competitiveness determinant of the port itself and transport route in general. From a methodological point of view, the authors systematize the key cost related factors and qualitatively determine key non-cost related factors as well as the most common ordinal size of their impact intensity. The authors also elaborate on possible models of evaluation and assessment of the impact intensity of cost and non-cost elements that determine transport corridor logistics performances. The authors conclude that the impact intensity of cost and non-cost factors affecting the transport corridor logistics performances is variable in size and largely dependent on political factors and hinterland development. That is a substantial determinant of port competitiveness.

The Croatian long-lasting fisheries problem still vivid one year after the Croatian admission to the EU is overfishing in a “common pool resource”. After the questionable success of previous policies, the new EU Integrated Maritime Policy devolves some of the mechanisms of the Common Fisheries Policy to the member states. This gives Croatia the opportunity to set policies that reflect its own interests: to rebuild its fish stocks, its fishing fleet and the supporting fish processing, services, and shipbuilding industries. This may be achieved without direct command and control governmental intervention used in the past. The institutionalisation of fishing rights in the general form of Transferable Fishing Concessions and in particular as it is known in the EU: Individual Transferable Quotas, creates a new asset, with benefits to entrepreneurs and entire industries. They may be used as a collateral for fishers during the investment cycle, a source of information, an incentive for monitoring of competitors, and a source of windfall profits. Therefore, we argue that Transferable Fishing Concessions could enable the internalisation of negative externalities across Croatian Adriatic fisheries.

Temeljni fokus ovoga rada odnosi se na dokazivanje mogućnosti unapređenja mehanizma alokacije pomorskog dobra kao zajedničkog dobra kroz uvođenje relevantnih dionika pomorskog dobra, što uključuje i same korisnike, u sustav alokativnog odlučivanja, a što doprinosi racionalizaciji tog mehanizma. Racionalizacija se očituje kroz umanjenje imperfektnosti informacija i prevladavanje nedostatnosti specifičnog znanja u vidu nemogućnosti posjedovanja svih relevantnih informacija potrebnih za realizaciju efikasne alokativne odluke od strane javne vlasti. Postizanje tog umanjenja usmjereno je na osiguranje bolje informiranosti donosioca alokativnih odluka u smislu povećanja ukupnosti znanja o važnim lokalnim specifičnostima kroz partnerski odnos relevantnih dionika u sustavu formalnoga alokativnog odlučivanj a. Ovakav partnerski odnos pridonosi mogućnosti uspostave samoregulatornih institucionalnih aranžmana sposobnih da inkorporiraju istaknute mikrolokalne specifičnosti pomorskog dobra, a pristup ekonomskog upravljanja pokazuje se adekvatnim za vrednovanje takvih institucionalnih učinaka. To se ističe i kroz kategorizaciju pomorskog dobra primarno kao zajedničkog dobra u graničnoj poveznici s kategorijom javnih dobara. Pod racionalizacijskim procesima smatraju se i umanjenje, teorijski i empirijski potkrijepljenih, imanentnih nesavršenosti alokativnih odluka donesenih isključivim djelovanjem sustava javne vlasti. Racionalizacija je usmjerena i na unapređenje sustava nadgledanja i kontrole korištenja pomorskog dobra, posebice imajući u vidu umanjenje troškova u procesima nadzora, isključivanja i sankcioniranja prijestupnika u korištenju pomorskog dobra kroz povećanje motiviranosti dionika uključenih u donošenje alokativnih odluka za suradničko djelovanje. Na taj način posljedično smanjenje prekomjerne i nekontrolirane upotrebe pomorskog dobra, koje se javlja zbog karakteristika iscrpnosti sagledanih kao umanjivosti u korištenju raspoloživih jedinica pomorskog dobra te otežane isključivosti u korištenju, može povećati vjerojatnost dugoročne održivosti dobra i osigurati potpunije ispunjenje nacionalnih interesa u tom smislu. Ovakvim se aktivnostima racionalizacije direktno i indirektno povećava i transparentnost i znanstveno-stručna utemeljenost alokativnih odluka, što također ima utjecaj na unapređenje procesa alokacije. To se, u smislu racionalizacije, uvelike ogleda i u smanjenju utroška vremena potrebnog za donošenje i provedbu alokativnih odluka, a što utječe na ubrzanje razvoja pomorskog gospodarstva. Na tome je zasnovan i predloženi model alokacije pomorskog dobra, koji je vrednovan kroz provedeno eksperimentalno istraživanje, čiji rezultati potvrđuju zaključak da je uvođenjem dionika u sustav alokativnog odlučivanja o zajedničkom resursu moguće postići umanjenje intenziteta eksploatacije uz istovremeno povećanje neto koristi i smanjenje troškova, a što pridonosi dugoročnoj održivosti resursa. The fundamental focus of this paper refers to the possibility of improving the allocation mechanism of maritime domain as a common good through the introduction of relevant stakeholders of the maritime domain, including the users, into the system of allocation decision-making, and what contributes to the rationalization of the mechanism. Rationalization reflects thru reduction of information imperfections and overcome the inadequacies of specific knowledge in the form of inability to have all the relevant information necessary for the implementation of efficient allocation decisions by public authorities. Achieving this reduction is aimed at ensuring a better informed decision­ making in terms of increasing the sum of knowledge about important local specificities through a partnership elation of relevant stakeholders in the formal allocation decision­ making system. This partnership contributes to the possibility of establishing self­ governing institutional arrangements capable to incorporate prominent micro local specificities of the maritime domain, and economic governance approach demonstrates itself as an adequate approach for evaluation of these institutional effects. It stands out also thru categorization of maritime domain primarily as a common good with its narrower categorization as a public goods. Under rationalization processes are also considered to be reduction of, theoretically and empirically confirmed, inherent imperfections of allocation decisions made solely by action of the public authorities. Rationalization is focused also on improving the monitoring and controlling system of the use of maritime domain, particularly bearing in mind cost reduction in the processes of monitoring, exclusion and sanction of offenders in the use of maritime domain by increasing the motivation of stakeholders involved in the allocation decision-making for collaborative action. In this way, the consequent reduction of excessive and uncontrolled use of the maritime domain, which occurs because of the characteristics of rivalry of consumption perceived as subtractability of use of available maritime domain units and difficulty of excluding potential beneficiaries, can increase the likelihood of long-term sustainability of the good and ensure the complete fulfilment of national interests in this sense. Such rationalization activities directly and indirectly increase the transparency and scientific and technical foundations of allocation decisions which also has an impact on improving the allocation process. In terms of rationalization, this is largely reflected in the reduction of time consumption required for the adoption and implementation of allocation decisions, which affects and stimulates the acceleration of the development of maritime economy. The proposed model of allocation of the maritime domain is based on that, and it has been validated through an experimental study whose results support the conclusion that, thru inclusion of the stakeholders in the allocation decision-making system on the common resources, the reduction of the resource exploitation intensity as well as increase of net benefits and cost reduction can be achieved, which further contributes to the long-term sustainability of the resource.

The paper aims at presenting a thorough analysis of the present technological state of the Port of Ploče in the context of its development capabilities in terms of MoS service as a modern approach toward the port potential strengthening. Pre-determinants for modern container ports are in-depth examined and on the basis of the performed SWOT analysis the conclusions have been reached emphasizing development potentials and further growth directions that, all combined, shade a new light on the port of Ploče as a part of integrated MoS services. Such structural analysis also suggests new development dimensions that are available for port development in the South Adriatic region.

Pomorsko dobro u prostornom smislu obuhvaća dio obale, unutarnje morske vode i teritorijalno more sa pripadajućim dnom i podzemljem, kompleksno je dobro od osobitog značaja za Republiku Hrvatsku te je legislativno određeno kao opće dobro, a što snažno limitira vlasnička prava na tom području, te bitno utječe na investicijski, konkurentski i razvojni aspekt lučkog sustava Republike Hrvatske koji cijeli potpada pod institut pomorskog dobra. U tom je segmentu već dugi niz godina prisutan jaz između zaštite i očuvanja pomorskog dobra nasuprot moguće konkurentnosti lučkog sustava kao snažnog multiplikativnog čimbenika nacionalnog gospodarstva. Taj se jaz ogleda kako u teorijskom tako i u praktičnom i provedbenom smislu. Lučki sustav Republike Hrvatske je prema postojećoj legislativi u cijelosti opterećen institutom pomorskog dobra, koje ne prepoznaje vlasništvo te ograničava mogućnosti stjecanja vlasničkih prava i potencira pravo posjedovanja prema regulativi koja uređuje pitanje koncesija, sa svim pozitivnim i negativnim posljedicama, mogućnostima, ograničenjima i mogućim prednostima. U radu se istražuju prednosti i nedostaci ovog krutog instituta koji uvelike određuje i limitira razvojne potencijale jednog od najvrednijih i najkonkurentnijih gospodarskih i prirodnih potencijala Republike Hrvatske, kao primorske ali ne i dovoljno razvijene pomorske zemlje. Lučki sustav kao dio prometnog i pomorskog sustava je slojevita djelatnost sa izraženim multiplikativnim faktorom i jedna je od vitalnih gospodarskih aktivnosti koja može potaknuti gospodarski razvitak Republike Hrvatske i njenu konkurentnu osobnost na europskoj i svjetskoj prometnoj i pomorskoj sceni. Autori u radu razmatraju uvjetovanost razvoja konkurentnosti lučkog sustava uređenjem i praktičnom provedbom instituta pomorskog dobra, te predlažu i evaluiraju moguće modele unapređenja.

U radu je analizirana uloga pomorske politike kao integralnog dijela prometne politike i ukupne gospodarske politike u funkciji održivog razvoja prometnog i pomorskog sustava. Ta je uloga razmotrena u poveznici nacionalne pomorske i prometne politike Republike Hrvatske s pomorskom i prometnom politikom Europske unije, a u sklopu globalnog pomorskog tržišta kao jedinstvene kategorije. Na temelju provedene analize nameće se zaključak kako su jasno određene strateške mjere i precizno zacrtani ciljevi temelj učinkovite prometne i pomorske politike, a usklađenost nacionalne politike s odrednicama pomorske i prometne politike Europske unije, uz uvažavanje globalnih značajki svjetskog pomorskog tržišta, nužan je preduvjet razvoja učinkovitog prometnog i pomorskog sustava u funkciji ostvarivanja gospodarskog rasta utemeljenog na konceptu održivog razvoja. Održivi razvoj, razmotren kao svojevrsni koncept strateškog usmjerenja, predstavlja osnovu na kojoj je moguće temeljiti javne politike u funkciji razvoja prometa i pomorstva, a harmonizacija pomorske i prometne politike Republike Hrvatske s politikom Europske unije predstavlja važno razvojno opredjeljenje Republike Hrvatske. Takvo razvojno opredjeljenje može pridonijeti ubrzanju razvoja pomorskog gospodarstva utemeljenog na jasno definiranoj integralnoj pomorskoj i prometnoj politici.

This paper presents the analysis of possibilities and contributions of the implementation of agency theory into the area of a concession relation in a port zone of ports open to public traffic in the function of entrepreneurial initiatives empowerment. After the elaboration of theoretical assumptions and empirical repercussions of agency theory and then conducted analysis of functional specificities of a concession relation of port authorities and concessionaires - entrepreneurs in a port zone, the analysis of implementation possibilities for agency theory assumptions into a concession relation in a port zone and the elaboration of an appropriate model of an agency relationship were conducted. On the basis of the model, the possibilities of improving a concession relation in a port zone were detected and elaborated, taking into account the applicability of a behaviour-oriented contract as opposed to an outcome-oriented contract, and all for the purpose of entrepreneurial initiatives empowerment for the implementation of entrepreneurial ideas and projects in a port zone – a maritime public domain.

Porast prometa, tereta i putnika doveli su do preopterećenja cestovnih pravaca koji više ne mogu apsorbirati rastuću količinu prometa, što je rezultiralo neočekivanim problemima vezanim uz zakrčenje prometnica, povećanje troškova i onečišćenja okoliša. Nužno je bilo pronaći odgovarajuću alternativu koja bi u potpunosti zadovoljila sve kriterije korisnika, te bila u mogućnosti pratiti sadašnje i buduće ekonomske ekspanzije, povećanje trgovine i rasta stanovništva. Kao moguće rješenje, Europska unija predložila je program priobalnog prometnog povezivanja, koji predstavlja svojevrsnu inovaciju, a čiji je cilj rasteretiti opterećene cestovne pravce, te kao alternativu ponuditi pomorske putove. Implementacija programa na svom razvojnom putu nailazi na brojne prepreke. Neophodno je te prepreke najprije identificirati, a zatim i ukloniti, kako bi se omogućio brži i bolji napredak. Stoga je u radu posebna pozornost posvećena identifikaciji prepreka koje koče implementaciju priobalnog prometnog povezivanja kako u razvijenim državama Europske unije, tako i u Republici Hrvatskoj. U radu je ujedno prezentiran dio programa ''autoceste na moru'' koji se odnosi na uvođenje novog intermodalnog logističkog lanca, zasnovanog na pomorskom prometu koji bi trebao unijeti strukturne promjene u organizaciji europskog transporta. Time će se omogućiti uspješno funkcioniranje priobalnog prometnog povezivanja i prevladavanje prepreka koje koče njegovu primjenu.

Meeting management and conduction of successful business meetings are some of key skills of modern management in all business sectors. In maritime business organisations, as shipping companies, stevedores, port concessioners, …, maritime agents and port authorities are regarding their characteristics that converge them as a multidisciplinary business organisations with significant proportion of Multilinguality and Multiculturality, different personnel structure and interaction between public and private subjects, importance of business meeting is especially high. In this scientific work analysis of relevant management factors of business meetings in maritime affairs business units is conducted targeting achievement of their higher success rates. Methodology of the scientific work encompasses analysis and comparison of miscellaneous meetings types and definition of key success factors and guidance, where particular attention is dedicated to specificities of maritime affairs business organisations. The purpose of this scientific work is to establish methodology and model for determination of probability of systematic communication success of business meetings in maritime business organizations, which could be used by all business subjects involved in maritime affairs activities, thru conducted research, analyse and comparison of relevant factors that affect meeting management success and meeting results. Research results indicate that even very tiny details in behaviour with employees or clients can be of significant importance for final meeting effect and this element is even more important when Multilinguality and Multiculturality are involved. Withal conducted research indicates that it is necessary to plan meetings closely and fully detailed, note and analyse so they can be optimally managed.

Održavanje kontinuiteta poslovanja, te njegov razvoj i unapređenje, zahtijevaju financijska sredstva koje poduzeće može pribaviti iz vlastitih ili iz tuđih izvora. U ovom znanstvenom radu provedena je analiza pribavljanja financijskih sredstava iz tuđih izvora, a za potrebe razvoja i unapređenja poslovanja poduzeća. Nakon toga dobiveni zaključci su se testirali na primjeru poduzeća Jadrolinija d.d. Metodologija znanstvenog rada obuhvaća analizu i usporedbu raznih vanjskih izvora financiranja, pri čemu je posebna pozornost posvećena izdavanju obveznica kao instrumenta pribavljanja financijskih sredstava za potrebe razvoja i unapređenja poslovanja Jadrolinije d.d. Svrha ovog znanstvenog rada je provesti komparaciju mogućih vanjskih oblika financiranja poduzeća Jadrolinija d.d., a s ciljem da se postavi metodologija koju će moći koristili i ostala poduzeća prilikom donošenja odluke o financiranju poduzeća iz vanjskih izvora. Rezultati istraživanja upućuju na činjenicu da pribavljena financijska sredstva putem emisije obveznica, za razliku od ostalih instrumenata financiranja, omogućavaju snažniji zamah u povećanju efikasnosti i efektivnosti poslovanja, ali uz uvjet da ono mora biti dugoročno održivo. Navedene zaključke potvrđuju i svjetska iskustva koja ukazuju na činjenicu da je potrebno kontinuirano razvijati strateške planove daljnjeg razvoja utemeljene na realnoj tržišnoj osnovi i mogućnostima pribavljanja sredstava iz vanjskih izvora uz uvažavanje tržišnih specifičnosti i zakonitosti.

Cilj i svrha organiziranja gospodarsko interesnog udruženja je olakšanje i promicanje djelatnosti poslovnih jedinica te poboljšanje i povećanje njihovog poslovnog učinka i djelovanja. U ovom znanstvenom radu provedeno je istraživanje poslovanja županijskih lučkih uprava Republike Hrvatske koje je pokazalo određene nedostatke u njihovom radu. Kako bi se eliminirali uočeni nedostaci te poboljšalo upravljanje županijskim lučkim upravama u radu je provedena detaljna analiza mogućnosti implementacije gospodarsko interesnih jedinica u hrvatski lučki sustav. Ujedno u radu, a na temelju rezultata provedenog istraživanja, definirani su koraci, mjere i aktivnosti novoosnovanih gospodarsko interesnih jedinica ili udruženja lučkih uprava na županijskoj razini, ali i na nacionalnoj, i to kroz promjene u okolini te kroz poslovne aktivnosti lučkih uprava. U okviru istraživanja, osim o dosadašnjim implementiranim organizacijskim rješenjima, raspravlja se i o mogućim modelima gospodarsko interesnog udruženja lučkih uprava koje bi se mogle primijeniti, a koji proizlazi iz znanstvenih teorija i postavki te svjetskih iskustava.

U radu se analizira stanje prerađivačke industrije Primorsko-goranske županije temeljem odabranih ekonomskih pokazatelja, te se uspoređuje sa stanjem industrije na razini Republike Hrvatske. Istražuje se povezanost dobivenih ekonomskih pokazatelja i čimbenika obrazovne strukture zaposlenih u prerađivačkoj industriji. Za potrebe analize provedeno je i terensko istraživanje u kojem su sudjelovali menadžeri iz 44 najveća industrijska poduzeća na području Županije. Slijedom dobivenih rezultata predložene su mjere i aktivnosti za poboljšanje obrazovne strukture zaposlenika u industriji, kako unutar samih industrijskih tvrtki, tako i na svim razinama vlasti.

U studiji se, polazeći od značaja prerađivačke industrije za gospodarski razvoj PGŽ, kao i potrebe razvoja ljudskih resursa za podizanje konkurentnosti prerađivačke industrije, istražuje povezanost ekonomskih rezultata prerađivačke industrije i obrazovne strukture zaposlenih u industriji Županije. Rezultati studije ukazuju na zaostajanje industrije Primorsko-goranske županije u odnosu na idustriju RH, mjeren odabranim ekonomskim pokazateljima. Studija je također ukazala na izrazito nezadovoljavajuću obrazovnu strukturu zaposlenih u prerađivačkoj industriji, posebno u nekim granama kao što su brodogradnja, metalna i prehrambena industrija. U cilju postizanja veće efikasnosti i konkurentnosti, predložene su konkretne mjere za poboljšanje obrazovne strukture zaposlenih u industriji PGŽ, kako unutar samih industrijskih tvrtki, tako i na svim razinama vlasti.

Uvod, Cilj i predmet rada, Znanstvene metoda, Struktura rada, Infrastruktura i suprastruktura luka, Privezišta i sidrišta brodova, Lučki bazeni, Vanjske lučke građevine, Lučke obalne građevine, Obalne instalacije, Lučki terminali, Skladišta, Infrastruktura luke Gdańsk, Značajke infrastrukture luke Gdańsk, Značajke infrastrukture luke Gdynia, Značaj valova i oluja na luku Gdańsk i Gdynia, Obilježja luke Gdańsk, Položaj i prometni značaj luke Gdańsk, Analiza prometa u pomorskim lukama Gdańska, Investicije razvoja luke Gdańsk, Značaj intermodalnog transporta za luku Gdańsk, Uloga luka u intermodalnom prijevozu, Kontejnerski terminali luke Gdańsk i Gdynia, Značaj intermodalnog prijevoza za luke Gdańsk i Gdynia, Zaključak

Slobodno brodarstvo najstariji je i najpoznatiji tip tržišta brodskog prostora karakterističan po elastičnosti ponude i potražnje na tržištu, formiranju vozarine kao tržišno određene cijene pomorsko prijevozne usluge i cikličkim kretanjima na tržištu. Slobodno se brodarstvo s aspekta tržišne strukture svrstava u gotovo perfektno konkurentsko tržište na kojem razmjena funkcionira po tržišnim cijenama koje se baziraju na ukupnoj ponudi i potražnji, a gdje postoji veliki broj potraživača i ponuđača određene robe, pa nitko od njih ne može djelovati na tržišnu cijenu, to jest vozarinu. Kvantitativni odnosi ponude i potražnje brodskog prostora neposredno utječu na visinu vozarine u slobodnom brodarstvu, a njena visina ponajviše ovisi o trenutnom stanju na tržištu., Bulk shipping is the oldest and the most known type of shipping characterized by the elasticity of supply and demand on the market, the formation of freight rates as a market-determined price for maritime transport services and cyclical movements on the market. From the aspect of market structure, bulk shipping is classified as an almost perfectly competitive market where the trade functions at market prices based on the total supply and demand, and where exists large number of claimants and suppliers of certain goods, so none of them can influence the market price, i.e. freight. Quantitative relationships between the supply and demand of shipping directly affect on the amount of freight in bulk shipping, and it’s amount mostly depends on the current state of the market.

Tankersko tržište je kompleksna cjelina s brojnim sudionicima kao što su velike naftne kompanije (koje su ujedno proizvođači, prijevoznici i prodavači), nezavisni brodari, organizacije i države te je tankersko tržište dio veće cjeline pomorskog tržišta. Tankersko brodarstvo ima sličnosti sa slobodnim i linijskim brodarstvom te se sličnost sa slobodnim brodarstvom očituje u načinu formiranja vozarina dok se sličnost s linijskim brodarstvom očituje u ustaljenom plovidbenom redu. Sudionici tankerskog tržišta svakodnevno se suočavaju s brojnim promjenama i izazovima te su prisiljeni prilagoditi se kako bi sačuvali svoje poslovanje i opstanak na tržištu. Hrvatsko tankersko brodarstvo čine hrvatske tankerske kompanije, sustav JANAF i Terminal za ukapljeni prirodni plin u Omišlju koji podižu hrvatski rejting na svjetskom tankerskom tržištu i Republici Hrvatskoj osiguravaju sigurnu opskrbu plinom i energetsku neovisnost., The tanker market is a complex entity with numerous participants such as large oil companies (which are also producers, shippers and sellers), independent shippers, organizations and states and the tanker market is a part of the larger unity of the maritime market. Tanker shipping market has similarities with bulk and liner shipping markets which can be manifested with bulk shipping in the way freight rates are formed while it can be manifested with liner shipping in the established shipping schedule. Tanker market participants are faced with numerous changes and challenges daily and are forced to adapt in order to preserve their bussines on the market. Croatian tanker market consists of croatian tanker companies, the JANAF system and LNG terminal in Omišalj, which raise Croatia’s rating on the world tanker market and ensure Croatia’s safe gas supply and energy independence.

Tema diplomskog rada su zadaci i svojstva uspješnih lučkih menadžera. Za uspješno obavljanje menadžerskog poslovanja nije dovoljno posjedovanje menadžerskih vještina, već komunikacijskih i organizacijskih vještina kojima stvaraju motivaciju i zadovoljstvo kod zaposlenika lučkog poduzeća. Efikasno i produktivno obavljanje poslovanja te postizanje zadanih strateških i organizacijskih ciljeva, vidljivo je na temelju primjene potrebnog znanja, vještina i sposobnosti za upravljanje ljudskim potencijalima. Upitnik koji će biti sproveden na primjeru Lučke uprave Zadar će pokazati koliko su uspješni i kvalitetni menadžeri spomenutog poduzeća., The topic of the master thesis is the tasks and characteristics of successful port managers. For the successful performance of managerial business, it is not enough to have managerial skills, but communication and organizational skills that create motivation and satisfaction among employees of the port company. Efficient and productive business operations, and achieving the set of strategic and organizational goals, are visible based on the application of the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities for human resources management. Surveys that will be conducted on the example of the Zadar Port Authority will show how good managers of the compay are.