Analysis and forecast of the North Adriatic ports traffic

Radi uspješnijeg funkcioniranja svakog prometnog sustava pa tako i lučkog, temeljni preduvjet je usklađenost ponude i potražnje. Prometna ponuda je neelastična, a njezina izgradnja i razvoj zahtijevaju relativno velika financijska sredstva, stoga da bi bila isplativa ponuda mora biti određena u skladu s postojećom i očekivanom potražnjom u budućnosti. Sustav luke je vrlo složen podsustav gospodarskog sustava svake zemlje, a zajedno sa svojim gravitacijskim područjem i pružanjem lučkih usluga obogaćuju razvitak toga gospodarstva. Sjevernojadranski prometni pravac sa lukama Rijeka, Kopar i Trst u idućih nekoliko desetljeća će zasigurno biti među velikim prometnim pravcima Europske unije i ravnopravno konkurirati s crnomorskim i zapadnoeuropskim lukama.For the successful functioning of any transport system, including the port system, the basic prerequisite is the matching of supply and demand. The transport offer is inelastic, and its construction and development require relatively large financial resources, therefore, in order to be profitable, the offer must be determined in accordance with the existing and expected demand in the future. The port system is a very complex subsystem of the economic system of every country, and together with its gravity area and the provision of port services, they enrich the development of that economy. The Northern Adriatic traffic route with the ports of Rijeka, Kopar and Trieste in the next few decades will certainly be among the major traffic routes of the European Union and compete equally with the Black Sea and Western European ports