The Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport
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Traffic Technology and Transport Logistics
2022/2023

Transport and Manipulation Means


Syllabus

  • Definition of transport and manipulation means: as a subsystem of the transport system.
  • Technical and technological characteristics of means of transport in road transport.
  • Technical and technological characteristics of transport means in railway transport.
  • Technical and technological characteristics of transport means in water (maritime and IWW) transport.
  • Technical and technological characteristics of transport means in air transport.
  • Technical and technological characteristics of manipulation means, characteristics of manipulation means with regard to the type of cargo and cargo handling units (pallets, ISO containers, intermodal loading units).
  • Characteristics of transport and manipulation means in intermodal and combined transport.
  • Characteristics of pipelines and cableways.
  • Proper loading and securing of cargo.
  • Transport and manipulation means maintenance.
  • Analysis of the characteristics of transport and manipulating means from the transport, energy, environmental and safety aspects.
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Goals and competencies

Course specific competences relate to the knowledge of the basic characteristics and the exploitation of transport and manipulation means:

  • in land (road, rail), water (maritime, IWW), and air transport, as well as pipelines and cableways,
  • in manipulation of individual types of cargo and load units
  • in freight, passenger and intermodal transport,
  • when loading cargo and securing loads,
  • for maintenance purposes,
  • from the point of view of energy consumption and environmental and safety aspect.

Basic literature

  1. Van Dokkum, K.: Ship Knowledge, A Modern Encyclopedia, DOKMAR, 2003, 416 str. ISBN: 90‐5961‐006‐7
  2. Mavrin, I.: Prekrcajna mehanizacija : transporteri, Fakultet prometnih znanosti, Zagreb, 1997, 109 str.  ISBN 953‐6221‐61‐6
  3. Vuchic, V., R.: Urban transit systems and technology, John Wiley & Sons, 2007, 602 str., ISBN 978‐0‐471‐75823‐5

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