The Directions of the Service Development of European Seaports Specializing in Handling Perishable Goods

Abstract

The article discusses the issues of the service development in seaports specializing in handling perishable goods. The basic service range of seaports has been presented, and the classification of services provided for perishable goods in the territory of ports' con­tainer terminals and refrigerated warehouses proposed. The challenges and main direc­tions of the service development in the European seaports reloading perishable goods have been analyzed, too. The conducted research has showed that, in recent years, an intensive development in the group of logistics services has been observed and ports emphasize the possibility of comprehensive servicing of perishable goods.

Keywords

• seaport
• services
• logistics
• perishable goods