Course: Progressive systems of combined transport

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Course title Progressive systems of combined transport
Course code KTRD/PPSIP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Široký Jaromír, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Container terminals development. Development of container terminals in the Czech Republic. Transloading operations innovation in chosen container terminals. Transloading automation in container terminals - part I. Transloading automation in container terminals - part II. Transloading automation in container terminals - part III. Modernization of inland container terminals. New systems of container trains. Terminal technologies, measuring of terminal's capacity. New systems of accompanied and unaccompanied intermodal transport. The development and modernization of container ships. Significant shipping companies operating container ships. European tri-modal terminals. Excursion into chosen container terminal. Spare time, subject summary.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to introduce new intermodal transport systems used in the Czech Republic and in the World, new transloading technologies and container transport innovations.
After passing the subject, the student is able to describe individual intermodal transport systems, characterize new trends and innovation in transloading of transport units. Student is also able to orientate in intermodal transport in the World, Europe and the Czech Republic.
Prerequisites
It is expected an overview of new trends in combined transport and the innovative elements in transshipment of transport units.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination

For students of the full-time study participation in an examination is conditioned by obtaining a course credit. The obtained course credit confirms that the full-time student attended the lessons in the required amount, that he/she met the requirements for acquiring the course credit and may proceed to take the examination. Conditions for acquiring the course credit are stipulated by the teacher during the first week of the semester lecture period. The examination in the subject (its form, content and duration) is determined in compliance with the Study and Examination Regulations of the University of Pardubice.
Recommended literature
  • Cempírek, V., Kampf, R., Široký, J. Logistické a přepravní technologie. Tribun EU Brno, 2014. ISBN 978-80-263-0710-5.
  • Jagelčák, J., Dávid, A., Rožek, P. Námorné kontajnery. Žilinská univerzita v Žiline, 2010. ISBN 978-80-554-0207-9.
  • Jagelčák, Juraj. Nakladanie a upevňovanie nákladu v cestnej doprave. Žilina: EDIS - vydavatel'stvo ŽU, 2008. ISBN 978-80-8070-858-0.
  • Jürgen W. Böse. Handbook of Terminal Planning. London, 2011. ISBN 9781461428213.
  • Kap Hwan Kim, Hans-Otto Günther. Container Terminals and Automated Transport Systems. Berlín, 2010. ISBN 978-3-642-06102-8.
  • Kap Hwan Kim, Hans-Otto Günther. Container Terminals and Cargo Systems. Berlín, 2010. ISBN 978-3-642-08049-4.
  • Novák, Jaroslav. Kombinovaná přeprava. [Pardubice]: Institut Jana Pernera, 2010. ISBN 978-80-86530-59-8.
  • různí autoři. Časopis Logistika. Praha.
  • Schönknecht, A. Maritime Containerlogistik. Berlín, 2009. ISBN 978-3-540-88760-7.
  • Široký, Jaromír. Progresivní systémy v kombinované dopravě. Pardubice: Institut Jana Pernera, 2010. ISBN 978-80-86530-60-4.
  • Široký, Jaromír. Progresivní systémy v kombinované přepravě : studijní opora. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7395-582-3.
  • WCN Publishing. Časopis WorldCargo News www.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering Study plan (Version): Transport Technology and Control (2014) Category: Transportation and communications 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering Study plan (Version): Transport Technology and Control (2016) Category: Transportation and communications 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering Study plan (Version): Transport Technology and Control (2013) Category: Transportation and communications 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer