Author/Authors :
ÖZDEMİR, Ünal Karabük üniversitesi - Edebiyat Fakültesi - Coğrafya Bölümü, Turkey , DENİZ, Taşkın Karabük üniversitesi - Edebiyat Fakültesi - Coğrafya Bölümü, Turkey
Title Of Article :
Ro-Ro transportation on Zonguldak port
Abstract :
Ro-Ro transportation, when we consider our country’s geographical position and coastal specialities; it appears as a system of transportation that narrows the transportation activities in the point of time and distance. Zonguldak Port which was founded in 1806, has been activating under the heading of the Turkish Stone Coal Institution. The so-called Port from foundation until the begining of 2000 has been known as the coal transportation has gained an identity of a favourite Ro-Ro transportation as a result of fast structural changes in the last years. Having a better location camparing with the other Black Sea Ports, Zonguldak, enlarged its hinterland thanks to the connections of railways and highways.Ro-Ro voyages; from the Zonguldak Port has been arranged to Odessy, Skadovsk, Evpatoria and Ilyechevsky ports of Ukraine and Novorosky, Russia.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Port , Zonguldak Port , Ro , Ro Transportation
JournalTitle :
eastern geographical review
