Comparative analysis of intermodal transport technologies

Intermodalni transport počinje se u komercijalne svrhe koristiti od 1960. godine. Jedan od glavnih uzroka razvoja tog sustava bila je potreba za uklanjanjem nedostataka željezničkog prometa poput nemogućnosti otpreme od „vrata do vrata“, spajanje prednosti različitih modova prijevoza u svrhu optimizacije transporta, zaštita okoliša, rasterećenje cestovnih prometnica i smanjenje eksternih troškova koji su posljedica transportnih djelatnosti. U ovom završnom radu obrađeni su elementi, procesi i subjekti u intermodalnom sustavu, definirana je terminologija intermodalnosti te njen značaj za gospodarstvo. Cilj rada je dati uvid u najrazvijenije suvremene tehnologije u intermodalnom transportu, njihov princip rada, sredstva za rad i ciljeve pojedinog sustava, te prednosti i nedostatke. Također, u radu je izrađena analiza značajki intermodalnih transportnih tehnologija (dostupnost, brzina, trošak..) te je na temelju toga dan prijedlog korištenja pojedinih tehnologija na području Republike Hrvatske.Intermodal transport has been used for commercial purposes since 1960. Some of the main reasons for the development of such system was the need to eliminate the shortcomings of rail transport such as the inability to deliver “door to door”, combining the advantages of different modes of transport to optimize transport process, environmental protection, relieving roads and reducing external costs resulting from transport activities etc. In this undergraduate thesis, the elements, processes and subjects in the intermodal system are shown. Furthermore, the terminology of intermodality and its significance for the economy are defined. The aim of this undergraduate thesis is to provide insight into the most developed modern technologies in intermodal transport, their working principle, means of operation and goals of each system, as well as advantages and disadvantages. Also, the thesis analyzes the characteristics of intermodal transport technologies (availability, speed, cost...) and based on that, a proposal for the use of certain technologies in the Republic of Croatia is given