The importance of the port system for the competitiveness of transport route

Lučki sustav složen je prometno logistički sustav, a suvremene tendencije globalizacije prometnog tržišta, integracije prometnih sektora te razvoj inovacija, automatizacije i digitalizacije luka, uvelike mijenjaju načine funkcioniranja i organizacije lučkog sustava te iniciraju prilagodbu novim procesima, trendovima i pokretačima razvoja. Nadalje, lučki sustavi su važan dio gospodarstva neke države, ali i regije, pa se zbog toga ne mogu promatrati i analizirati samo temeljem svojstava luka, već je potrebno uključiti potrebe i stajališta svih korisnika, sudionika u prometu i poslovanju luke. Stoga se istraživanje važnosti i konkurentnosti luka i lučkih sustava nameće kao uvjet uspješnog konkurentnog funkcioniranja pojedinog prometnog pravca.The port system is a complex transport logistics system, and modern tendencies of globalization of the transport market, integration of the transport sectors and development of innovations, automation and digitization of ports, greatly change the ways of functioning and organization of the port system and initiate adaptation to new processes, trends and initiators of development. Furthermore, port systems are an important part of the economy of a country as well as of the region, so they cannot be observed and analyzed only on the basis of the characteristics of the port, but it is necessary to include the needs and views of all users, participants in the traffic and operations of the port. Therefore, the research of the importance and competitiveness of ports and port systems is imposed as a condition for successful competitive functioning of a transport route