Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2016, 18(2):26-29 | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2016.2.26-29

Water Transport - The Challenge for the Automotive Industry in Slovakia

Tomas Kalina1, Martin Jurkovic1, Helena Binova2, Bruno Gardlo3
1 Department of Water Transport, Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Zilina, Slovakia
2 Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Transportation Sciences, Czech Republic
3 Austria FTW Forschungszentrum Telekommunikation Wien GmbH, Austria

An important factor in choosing the transport mode in the automotive industry is not only the current price but also the shipping time. In some cases the latter one is even crucial and significantly affects the choice of the transport mode. Geographical location of the port of Bratislava allows its direct connection to the North and Black Sea. The study provides a comparison of transportation time from the selected Slovak car producers and shows advantages of water transport. Time of delivery is a criterion that can be easily quantified and mutually compared. The fastest transportation mode - the road transport saves the time of delivery eight times more on average than the water transport in the European transport network. The waterway, on the other hand, is cheaper and environmentally friendlier.

Keywords: automotive industry; transportation time; vehicles; logistics operator; water transport

Published: April 30, 2016  Show citation

ACS AIP APA ASA Harvard Chicago Chicago Notes IEEE ISO690 MLA NLM Turabian Vancouver
Kalina, T., Jurkovic, M., Binova, H., & Gardlo, B. (2016). Water Transport - The Challenge for the Automotive Industry in Slovakia. Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, 18(2), 26-29. doi: 10.26552/com.C.2016.2.26-29
Share...
Download citation
  • BibTeX (.bib)
  • Bookends (.ris)
  • EasyBib (.ris)
  • EndNote (.enw)
  • EndNote 8 (.xml)
  • ISI WoS (.isi)
  • Medlars (.medlars)
  • Mendeley (.ris)
  • MODS (.xml)
  • Papers (.ris)
  • RefWorks (.txt)
  • RefManager (.ris)
  • RIS (.ris)
  • MS Word (.xml)
  • Zotero (.ris)
    • Open full article

    References

    1. EHK OSN: Statistics: Inland freight transport, 2014.
    2. EUROPEAN BARGE UNION: Power of Inland navigation 2010-2011, 2011.
    3. Sector analysis of the waterway transport, 2013.
    4. KIA Motors: Annual Report, 2013.
    5. Volkswagen Slovakia, a. s.: Annual Report, 2013.
    6. PSA Peugeot - Citroen, a. s.: Annual Report, 2013.
    7. GROBARCIKOVA, A., SOSEDOVA, J.: Possibilities of Transporting Containers through Inland Waterways, CER Comparative European research 2015: proceedings/research track of the 3rd biannual CER, intern. scientific conference for Ph.D. students of EU countries, London, March, 2015.
    8. SULGAN, M., SOSEDOVA, J.: Procurement of Materials and Components for Manufacturing Activity, Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, No. 2, 2014, pp. 58-62. ISSN 1335-4205. Go to original source...
    9. Project VEGA No. 1/0331/14. Modelling of Distribution Logistics System Using Software Solutions (in Slovak), Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications : University of Zilina, 2014-2016.
    10. VIA DONAU: Manual on Danube Navigation. Wien : Via donau, 216 p., 2013, ISBN 978-3-9502226-2-3.
    11. MIKUSOVA, M: European Road Traffic Safety, Moving towards more effective road safety campaigns: including the experiences and results of the CERS 2012 conference on traffic safety. Budapest : Premium Relations Communication Consulting Ltd., 2010, pp. 22-27, ISBN: 978-963-08-4186-3.

    This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original publication is properly cited. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.


    Return to the content