REGIONAL LOGISTICS AND INTERMODAL TRANSPORT SCENARIOS

With the continuous growth of the international trade, transportation to the hinterland is gaining ever growing importance with the aim of raising the competitiveness of ports, regions and economic systems. Stable growth in the international container flows creates the pressure on ports and terminal network in the hinterland. Seaports are facing problems of insufficient storage space, long retention time of containers and poor transport and logistics system in the hinterland. These situations generate demands for new distribution and logistics solutions in the ports hinterlands, which are based on a combination of different modes of transport and the development of multi-modal logistics systems. This paper presents the scenarios of logistics and intermodal transportation in Montenegro, with the aims of expanding the hinterland of the Port of Bar, achieving the logistics sustainability, improving the economy and efficiency of supply chain services, integrating the logistics activities and stimulating the regional economic growth.