Abstract
The goal of the Regional Development Policy of the Republic of Croatia is to contribute to the identification of priority activities that would strengthen the development potential of all Croatian regions, reduce regional disparities, strengthen and build the development potential of less developed parts of the country. The aim of this paper is to illustrate the effect of establishment of a new dry port on regional development through increased development index. Details of regional development index calculation are presented in the paper, and an example of the calculation containing the actual data for the regions/counties of the Republic of Croatia is given. A simulation of regional development index calculation in case of establishment of a new dry port was run and presented. The simulation of development index increase as a result of dry port establishment in the town of Vinkovci in the Vukovar-Srijem County was conducted. Vinkovci was chosen primarily owing to its favourable geographic position in the TEN-T network connecting Croatia with various destinations through the Orient East-Med Corridor or Rhine-Danube Corridor, existing infrastructure that can be used for new dry port terminal, and the fact that Vukovar-Srijem is one of the most undeveloped regions (counties) in Croatia. The results have shown that the regional development index would increase in the region/ county of dry port establishment. The contribution of this research is that the paper proves the influence of dry port establishment on regional development, with emphasis on the number of newly employed persons and the effect thereof on regional development index indicators.
Highlights
Dry ports are inland freight terminals directly connected to one or more seaports where activities such as freight consolidation, custom services, logistic activities, warehousing, and other value-added services are provided
The aim of this paper is to prove that dry port establishment would increase the regional development index, i.e. to illustrate the effect of dry port establishment on regional development
Details of regional development index calculation are presented in the paper, and an example of the calculation is given containing the actual data for the regions/ counties of the Republic of Croatia
Summary
Dry ports are inland freight terminals directly connected to one or more seaports where activities such as freight consolidation, custom services, logistic activities, warehousing, and other value-added services are provided. Dry ports can move goods from the road to more energy efficient and environmentally friendly modes of transportation (such as rail), reduce congestion in cities, make handling of goods in seaports more efficient and make it easier for carriers to improve logistics solutions in seaport hinterland. In addition to many advantages brought by dry ports, this paper intends to demonstrate the effect of dry port establishment on regional development. The aim of this paper is to prove that dry port establishment would increase the regional development index, i.e. to illustrate the effect of dry port establishment on regional development. Details of regional development index calculation are presented in the paper, and an example of the calculation is given containing the actual data for the regions/ counties of the Republic of Croatia
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