Course: Intermodal Transport

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Course title Intermodal Transport
Course code KTRD/YAKOP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
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
Meaning of intermodal transport. Development of intermodal transport, operators, transport companies. Support of intermodal transport in the field of legislation. International and intrastate legal norms valid for intermodal transport. General terminology in the field of intermodal transport. Division of combined transport. Technical base of intermodal transport. Systems of intermodal transport. Technology of intermodal transport. Technology of terminal. Technology of service in attraction area of terminal. Capacity of terminal. System of train connections in intermodal transport. Economical evaluation of intermodal transport. Transportation and tariff conditions of intermodal transport. New trends in intermodal transport. Intermodal transport in European context. Time reserve, summary of the subject matter.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
  • Contact teaching - 20 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 50 hours per semester
  • Data/material collection - 30 hours per semester
  • Excursion - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for a credit (assessment) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to inform students about separate systems of intermodal transport.
Student is able to characterize separate systems of intermodal transport after absolving of the subject.
Prerequisites
It is expected routine mastering of individual systems in intermodal transport and their use in the transport of goods.

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
  • Bindzár, P. Kombinovaná doprava. Košice: TU, 2010. ISBN 978-80-553-0342-0.
  • Lowe, David. Intermodal freight transport. London: Routledge, 2011. ISBN 978-0-7506-5935-2.
  • Novák, Jaroslav. Kombinovaná přeprava. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7395-948-7.
  • Novák, Radek. Mezinárodní silniční nákladní přeprava a zasílatelství. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2018. ISBN 978-80-7400-041-6.
  • Rožek, Petr. Námořní doprava. Pardubice: Institut Jana Pernera, 2007. ISBN 80-86530-39-6.
  • Široký, J. Kombinovaná přeprava - studijní opora. Pardubice. 2023.
  • Vrenken, H., Macharis, C., Wolters, P. Intermodal Transport in Europe. Weissenbruch, Brussels, Belgium, 2005. ISBN 9090199136.
  • Vrenken, Huub. Intermodal transport in Europe. Brussels: European Intermodal Association, 2005. ISBN 90-90199-13-6.


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