Trends in hub and hinterland development
Published: 2012-03-15 13:42
Maritime Institute in Gdansk, leading TransBaltic Task 4.3, organised a seminar on the development of transhipment hubs and port hinterland in the Baltic Sea Region.
The meeting was attended by project partners and stakeholders from research & development institutions, local government and business representatives from the Baltic Sea port domain.
The discussion focused on the current trends that can be observed in the Baltic Sea, particularly the transformation of some ports into regional transhipment hubs, which is evident in the case of Port of Gdańsk. Inspirational presentations dealt with: ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) and their potential in reducing external transport costs; Factors influencing the development of Baltic seaport network, as well as the existing transport infrastructure of the Central European Transport Corridor i(CETC) conencting the Baltic Sea and rthe Mediterranean area via Westpomeranian Region. Moreover, a representative from the container terminal “DCT Gdansk” presented the terminal’s development strategy for the coming years and how the future expansion plans would benefit from the creation of sustainable transport in the Polish Pomeranian Region. The participants agreed that the current ambitious development actions and plans of Port of Gdansk will lead to realise its potential to become a Baltic transhipment hub.
Maritime Institute in Gdansk is currently preparing a report on the subject that will be available on the TransBaltic website in late April.
