The concept of inland shipping service to the Container Terminal Świnoujście

In the paper the concept of the system of inland shipping connections to the proposed deep-water Container Terminal Świnoujście is presented. In the introduction argumentation for the container terminal in the port of Świnoujście investment is given. The terminal is briefly described in terms of its infrastructure and operating assumptions. In the next part, the determinants that affect connections between sea container terminal and its hinterland are discussed. The most important part of the work is devoted to the characteristics of the planned inland shipping connections, including: a description of the units, routes and organizational-economic assumptions. The work ends with conclusions that contain a description of the potential sea-land transport chains passing through the Container Terminal Świnoujście.