River Transport in the Republic of Croatia

Riječni promet jedna je od prometnih grana i ujedno integralna komponenta prometnog sustava, koja ima svoja specifična obilježja. Rad obrađuje riječni promet u Republici Hrvatskoj. U tom kontekstu, definira se i klasificira promet te ističu njegove temeljne specifičnosti. Također, analiziraju se odrednice riječnog prometa i daje prikaz riječnog prometa u Republici Hrvatskoj s naglaskom na četiri glavne riječne luke: Vukovar, Slavonski Brod, Osijek i Sisak. U kvalitativnom i tehnološkom smislu, hrvatske riječne luke trebaju se osuvremeniti kako bi postale važan prometni i gospodarski resurs prostora. Time bi se stvorili preduvjeti za razvoj intermodalnog prometa i jačanje uloge luka kao logističkih središta.River transport is one of the transport branches and at the same time an integral component of the transport system, which has its own specific characteristics. The paper deals with river transport in the Republic of Croatia. In that context, transport is defined and classified, and its main features are emphasised. Furthermore, the determinants of river transport are analysed and an overview of river transport in the Republic of Croatia is given, with an emphasis on four main inland ports: Vukovar, Slavonski Brod, Osijek and Sisak. In qualitative and technological terms, Croatian inland ports need to be modernised in order to become an important transport and economic resource of the area. This would create the preconditions for the development of intermodal transport and the strengthening of the role of ports as logistics centres