Polish Maritime Research Special Issue on Maritime Freight Transport

摘要

A nation s economy relies on its system of highways, ports, railroads, and waterways to swiftly and safely move raw materials, labour, manufactured products, and component parts. This exchange of goods and services underpins almost all economic activities. The unrelenting demand for faster, cheaper and better transportation options brought about by population growth, urbanization and globalization, has strained the global supply chains and the underlying support infrastructure. Bottlenecks at ports, congestion on highways leading to and from ports, inefficient logistic systems, and high transportation costs can strangle economic growth and, if left unchecked, place the nation at a global economic disadvantage.