Port Regionalization and Landlocked Hinterland: The Czech Republic

Jean-Paul Rodrigue and Petr Kolář

Central European Business Review, 2016, vol. 2016, issue 3, 69-77

Abstract: The expansion of the European Union (EU) and economic growth have propelled the development of intermodal transportation and logistics activities in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Yet, the inland location of most CEE economies requires improved connectivity to port terminals on both the Atlantic/Baltic and Mediterranean/Black Sea ranges. The paper provides a broader research perspective on inland logistics platforms focusing on the CEE region, particularly as it concerns the role of the public sector in port hinterland infrastructure development. The paper identifies the current bottlenecks in logistics activity in regard to the whole range of the national transport chains. A dual regionalization process is taking place between the ports of the Northern and Mediterranean ranges and that the Northern Range is more effective at servicing the CEE region, including the Czech Republic, in spite of the proximity advantage of Mediterranean ports.

Keywords: Central and Eastern Europe; freight distribution; intermodal transport; port regionalization; port hinterland; transport policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L91 L98 M16 M31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.18267/j.cebr.159

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