ANALYSTICS AND EVALUATION OF PASSENGER TRAFFIC SEAPORTS IN REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

U radu sustavno su analizirane morske luke za putnički promet koje djeluju na području Republike Hrvatske s posebnim naglaskom na linijski promet, specijalizirani za što kvalitetnije povezivanje otočnog stanovništva s kopnenim, te dinamičnost kruzing turizma uključujući sve popularniji nautički turizam, uvršten u elitni turizam s visokim ekonomskim učincima. U daljnjem tekstu, kroz statističke podatke, definirano je postojeće stanje putničkog prometa morskih luka : Rijeke, Zadra, Šibenika, Splita te Dubrovnika. Iz navedenih podataka, uočena je luka Split s najvećim brojem prevezenih putnika i vozila linijskim prijevozom te luka Dubrovnik kao najatraktivnija destinacija za brodove na kružnim putovanjima. Republika Hrvatska ima potencijala za daljnji razvoj kruzing i nautičkog turizma prvenstveno zbog svoga pomorskog položaja te razvedene, dugačke obale.In this thesis the sea ports which act on the area of Republic of Croatia are analysed for passenger transport with a focus on a line transport, specialized for better connectivity of island and land population, as well as dynamism od cruise tourism including the increasingly popular nautical tourism which is included in the elite tourism with a high economic effects. Hereafter, through statistical data, the current situation of passenger traffic of sea ports: Rijeka, Zadar, Šibenik, Split and Dubrovnik, has been defined. From the given data, it is concluded that a sea port Split has the highest number of passengers and line transport vehicles and that sea port Dubrovnik is the most attractive destination for cruise ships. The Republic of Croatia has a potential for further development of cruise and nautical tourism primarily because of its maritime position as well as indented and long coast