The Danube River, Multimodality and Intermodality

Abstract

The work deals with the issues related to multimodal and intermodal transport on the Danube River. An analysis of the state of transport has been made, taking into account the European and national transport development policies until 2020 and 2050. The obstacles to the transport of the Danube via the Danube ports have been identified and recommendations have been made for better use of the river, in line with European policy. A scheme is also proposed for selecting a multimodal transport option using the Danube River. The turnover cargo of the Danube ports participating in multimodal and intermodal systems in the Somovit-Silistra region for a period of the last five years has been analyzed. On the basis of the results of the analysis, the load turnover for the next year is predicted by exploring and modeling time series in the classical and ARIMA methods. The results obtained on the proposed methodology, including both methods, indicate that the turnover will increase by 4.4% over the projected period. This is a good basis for the planning of transport multimodal and intermodal transports, including preparatory and concluding operations.