The importance of the port of Rijeka within the Pan-European corridor V

In this paper, the role of seaports in the transport system was explained, as the hubs which connect various transport modes (road rail, sea) for both cargo and passengers. The Pan-European Corridor V was analyzed, as a part of the Pan European Transport Network, consisting of seaports, roads and railroads, established in order to facilitate the European and Pan European traffic. The statistical data for port of Rijeka, the largest Croatian cargo seaport was compiled, emphasizing the importance within the Croatian seaport system, and within the Pan-European Corridor V. The Port of Rijeka was compared with the Ports of Venice, Trieste and Koper, which also lie at the Pan-European Corridor V. Finally, the analysis of the Corridor V branches B (Port of Rijeka) and C (Port of Ploče) was conducted