Transport Technology in the Function of Water Transport Development in the Republic of Croatia

Abstract

The Republic of Croatia, which has geo-traffic predispositions for the development of river traffic as one of the least expensive transport modes, with the lowest percentage of environmental pollution, should tend towards strategic and planned objective of being implemented into the Trans-European Transport Network by the construction of the Danube-Sava river canal, channelling of the Sava river for smooth navigation in the navigability class of Vb category, expansion and modernisation of the existing port capacities along the waterways and the expansion of the Sava waterway to Zagreb. The subject of the research is based on the assumption that will zoom in the navigability class to achieve a balanced use of the natural resources and a reduced energy use and environment pollution, which would reduce the cost of transportation, emissions and risks of accidents, especially in the transport of dangerous goods.

Keywords

• Croatia
• energy consumption
• environmental pollution
• Trans-European Transport Network (TENtec)
• waterways