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Baltic Transport Journal
No. 1/2004


Cover story: The success will not come at once
Baltic transport perspectives after the EU enlargement

Poland welcome to Europe
What does Sweden expect from its southern neighbour, Poland, after the EU enlargement

Should the Baltic Sea be a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area
A controversial application adressed to Marine Enviromental Comittee may result in a profound and gradual modification of principal marine laws

Where will ferries sail?
Will the expansion of the European Union have a positive influence on the value of transport of persons and goods by sea?
Maritime varieties
Farewell to the veterans, the most beautiful portal and what did the press write 25 years ago

Airports: Impact of commercialisation and privatisation
What lessons can be drawn in Central Europe from the experiences of UK airports?

There are no safe countries
An interview with Eran Yogev an expert on transport security

Light at the end of the corridor
The third Trans -European North-South Corridor connecting Helsinki through Gdańsk and Istambul to the ports of the Persian Gulf is almost completed. The missing link is the A1 Motorway in Poland

Is the Baltic Sea going to be the Caribbean of the north
The lounching of cruisers has opened up new possibilities and made a cruising offer more attractive

Let us not seek excuses
The sea devides and connects at the same time. Now all Baltic states have a chance to integrate their economies


Baltic Transport Journal
No. 2/2004


Cover story
It is time to decide The European Union moves towards the Baltic Sea.

Polish ports: A chance for development or a hindrance to growth?
On face value the economic condition of the environment of the Polish ports upon accession to the European Union does not inspire optimism.

The distribution of capitals delimits the borders
The countries which lie on the Baltic Sea do not have a uniform governmental shipping policy, and that private capital behaves in various ways.

Maritime varietes

Will SAS go Bankrupt?
Historical European airlines tremble in their foundations.

History, culture and money
The 5th European Maritime Heritage Congress makes laws, promotes tourism, shows know-how and asks for more understanding

Why is it so difficult to sail to Kaliningrad?
A new border between EU and Russia is the cause of new problems.

Jurmala - the Latvian Riviera
In English Jurmala simply means “seaside”. But to all Latvians this health resort is more than just an average town with old-fasioned villas, Soviet-style sanatoriums, long sandy beaches and concert halls.

Forum: How to make a history


Baltic Transport Journal
No. 1/2005


Cover story
The road to success? Who needs the A1 highway.

When shall we drive along the Via Baltica
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia wait for their road connection with Western and Southern Europe.

Is Baltic unity a myth or a fact?
Lithuania - Latvia - Estonia.

Symptoms of the Wild West
An interview with the President of the Transport Workers’ Union in Sweden, Mr Per Winberg, who talks about the significant increase in the number of trucks from the Central and Eastern part of Europe since May 1st 2004.

The magic word “cluster”
The Polish Maritime Network may turn out to be wishful thinking.

A question of a hub port
Prospects for the Baltic Sea.

New modern ports in Stockholm?
The Ports of Stockholm presents a vision of tomorrow’s modern port to meet future needs. The proposal involves the development of Värtahamn and Frihamnen into a modern travel centre and the development of a new port in Norvik, Nynäshamn.

Not enough sky for Air Polonia
The downfall of a Polish pioneer in low-cost flights.

The stormy Baltic Sea
This is an article, or rather an essay, with personal reflections on how to travel between Sweden and Poland by ferry, which I did six times both ways, last year.

New markets in a new Union
European Conference on Tourism.

On our way for feeling fine
An interview with physician Paweł Dąbrowski, the medical director of the Swissmed Health Center.

Transport varietes

After hours

Golden rule, not golden mean
An interview with Kjell A. Nordstrom, the guru of the new European-based business philosophy.

Countries are like containers
An interview with Lech Wałęsa.

All That Jazz


Baltic Transport Journal
No. 2/2005


Cover story
What is crucial for the Baltic region? Let us avoid the mistakes of the Lisbon Strategy

Time for competition
Ports in the post-Soviet Baltic states

Follow the paper
North European Transport Supply System

The Directive on access to port services
Dockers are exasperated, ship-owners are rubbing hands in anticipation of banking profits

A Baltic ship owner from Amsterdam
Who’s Spliethoff? I have never heard of them

Dry freight and tanker market

A difficult but promising area
Low-cost airlines in Central and Eastern Europe

The treasure of Scandinavia
Conference halls, shops, post offices, bars, restaurants, chapels – Kastrup has it all

We will impress you
An interview with Ainars Slesers, the Minister of Transport of the Republic of Latvia

Shopping, golf and night rides round the town
What do Scandinavians look for on the other side of the Baltic Sea?

Transport Varietes

Self-inflicted wounds in a fools’ social paradise?
The disadvantages for Poland after the EU enlargement – as seen by Prof. Winiecki.

The Fastest Elephant at the Dance
Jack Welch, the World’s Most Admired CEO in Poland

Take Five


Baltic Transport Journal
No. 3/2005


You cannot afford to miss out
What are international fairs good for in the transport business

Challenges and opportunities
Freight Russia 2005

Now in odd-numbered years
Baltexpo 2005

Double connection
A decade of Unity Line

An overlooked experience
From sea to roads

Modern and environmentally-friendly
Vuosaari Harbour

The Russian barometer
Ports in the post-Soviet Baltic states (2)

Ports heading for the euro
How to reduce the currency risk

“Just in time” information
Baltic Sea Forum’s involvement in transport projects

Dry freight and tanker market

Overcapacity and consolidation
Low-costs of Scandinavia

A new great destination
Cruise the Baltic Sea

How to attract tourists?

Oil danger at sea

A report on the Baltic environment, part 1

Transport Miscellany

Forum: Education and adventure

Why did Polish ship-owners reflag their ships?

Caravan


Baltic Transport Journal
No. 4/2005


All roads lead to St. Petersburg
Russian’s investments in its Baltic ports

More than a satellite port?
Aarhus opens its doors at the Baltic Sea

Quick decisions are necessary
What future awaits the Ystad–Świnoujście corridor?

We are here and we are ready
An interview with Jan T. Mors, Executive Vice President of Baltic Container Terminal Ltd.

Not in a hurry to be privatised
The Polish Steamship Company on a sound basis

Industry protests, government analyses
Passenger tax inhibits growth in Danish airports

A clean sea is good for everyone
A report on the Baltic environment, part 2

The Oresund Experience
One of the most important regions in Europe within a few years?

Three obstacles
What is to blame for the woeful situation with tourism in Poland?

Transport Miscellany

The second movers
Celebrating its 75 anniversary, Dachser looks at Central Europe

Summertime

The Baltic Transport Ranking for 2005


Baltic Transport Journal
No. 2/2006


What’s new

Spring events calendar 2006

Economic survey

A controversial point discussion on the Green Paper
For commissioner Joe Borg’s diary

Towards a joint Baltic environmental policy
Memorandum of Understanding on Sustainable Port and Maritime Policy for the Baltic Sea Region

Silja Line for sale
No profit, still many bidders

Gdynia

On future port policy
Stockholm conference to kick off the debate

From land to the port
The infrastructure behind the Port of Gdańsk

The dry freight and tanker market

Thinking strategically
The Danish and Swedish Trade Councils on making business in Poland

Where you can introduce your children to your childhood
Bornholm – the island of cliffs, nature and sunshine

Transport miscellany

The Baltic Transport Ranking for 2005


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Baltic Transport Journal
No. 3/2006


What's new

Spring/Summer events calendar 2006

Economic survey

Harder competition

Searching for a long-term vision
Research on maritime transport in opean Framework Programmes

A Double hull is not the only solution
Efforts towards safer and cleaner Baltic shipping

Cruising on the Baltic Sea
Our special report

When autumn falls in Europe...
The Baltic Sea is a strong point on the world map for sea cruises

Cruise passengers and cruise ships in the top Baltic seaports

Cruising on the Baltic Sea - The Gallery

Get to know your sea
Unused market niches of Baltic cruising

From Freedoms to the next mega-generation
Finns among the world's largest builders of cruise vessels and ferries

Course for an undiscovered coast

Conspiracy, says the Kurm report
Estonian experts denounce the JAIC findings on the causes of the sinking of Estonia

The funds, investors and the port’s financial resources
The investment development of the Port of Gdańsk

The dry freight and tanker market

We have to integrate in logistics chains
Integration of partners in logistics chains using e-commerce solutions

With greater wind speed
Off shore wind turbines

Gotland - Where the Past Comes Alive

Transport miscellany


Baltic Transport Journal
No. 4/2006


What's new

Summer/Fall transport events calendar 2006

We are an EU border with Russia
Interview with Mr. Andris Maldups, Director of Transit Policy, Ministry of Transport Department for the Republic of Latvia

We have an excellent geographical position
Interview with Mr. Edgar Savisaar, Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications for the Republic of Estonia

The Baltic Europe - the region of the future
A conference in Gdynia

Misleading words
How to discuss the issue of the motorways of the sea?

Time for co-modality
Bright Prospects for Trade and Traffic in the Baltic Sea Region

Risk and entrepreneurial spirit needed
The Baltic balance of challenge & opportunity

In between visions and political management
An interview with Christel Wiman, president of the Baltic Ports Organization and Chairman of the Board for the Ports of Stockholm.

The Baltic Transport Ranking for 2006

Over a billion euro port for 2.7 million TEUs
Wilhelmshaven's New Deep-Water Port Eyes Baltic Traffic

Innovative shortsea car carrier

Why not a TV series set on a ferry?
International Maritime Day

Future mobility
How will we travel in 20 years?

The Sector Operational Transport Program
An investment of 170.5 million zlotys in the wharves of the Port of Gdańsk

The dry freight and tanker market

Not just one destination
Unique cooperation boosts cruise tourism in the Baltic Region

Event to be seen
St. Dominic’s fair in Gdańsk

Transport miscellany


Baltic Transport Journal
No. 5/2006


What's new

Fall/Winter events calendar 2006

Economic survey of the Baltic States

The last chapter of the Green Paper
The present and the future of the matic museums

Strong growth expected this year
German seaports benefit from burgeoning trade with Russia

Wings over the Baltic Sea
Our special report

Baltic Ports Organisation Newsletter
New BPO faces
China Goes Baltic
AAR.HUB
What's new in ports
A historic declaration in then Baltic Sea Area
The Baltic balance of challenge & opportunity

Scandinavian experience
Norvegian shipowners and Brasil?s export ore trade 1950-2000

The Port of Gdańsk is getting increasingly universal

The dry freight and the tanker market
Wilhelmshaven?s New Deep-Water Port Eyes Baltic Traffic

Legal pitfalls in Denmark

Looks set to become an indispensable forum
First European Inland Terminals Conference & Exhibition

Transport miscellany


Baltic Transport Journal
No. 6/2006


What's new

Winter events calendar 2006-2007

Capacity & Capability Curve
Recent moves in the ferry market

Inland Terminals
A Crucial Feature for Deep Sea Port Development

Hamburg Port Eyes the Baltic Region
Hamburg's Outgoing Finance Senator Makes a Strong Pitch for Hamburg as a Logistics Hub

The overland carriers call out for more and bigger ferries
Baltic Ro-Ro and Ferry Conference 2006

Baltic Containers 2006 report

Baltic Ports Organisation Newsletter

We can handle any size of ship that can get into the Baltic
An interview with Derek Peters of Deepwater Container Terminal, Gdańsk

Effective operations in ports-"Efforts"
Integrated project of the 6th Framework Programme

Where experts, politicians and marine industry meet
BSSSC Conference

A more easily accesible port

Freight market

Message in a bottle
Evidence of a 1965 tragedy or a hoax?

Long term strategies pay
Norvegian Shipowners and Brasil's Export Ore Trade 1950-2000 (2)

Transport miscellany


Baltic Transport Journal
No. 1/2007


What's new

Winter and spring Events calendar 2007
Novelties and discussions Intermodal Events, Hamburg, 5-7 December 2007

Economic developement trends in the Baltic States

The boom is set to continue
Central & Eastern Europe Logistics 2007 a new report from Transport Intelligence

Who will agree to play the role of "displaced" ?
Reading the Green Paper (2)

Bilbao aims at the Baltic Sea

The Baltic Ports' Hinterland Infrastructure

Baltic Ports Organisation Newsletter

Boom Time for East German Shipyards
German maritime industry assumes national importance

The dry freight and tanker market

The flow of data
Development of an approach towards the design of motor yachts

Will CakeBoxx revolutionize containerization?
The first-of-its-kind "No Doors" intermodal cargo container

Talent will go where it is best treated
John Naisbitt on the transport industry's future and the role of woman in it

Come to Scandinavia for your winter holiday
Snow is splashing, wind is blowing, a scooter is speeding

Transport miscellany


Baltic Transport Journal
No. 2/2007


What's new

Spring Events calendar
We are critisized for over regulating and we are criticized for not regulating

An interview with Joe Borg, European Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

Cluster: How can we get together?
Reading the Green Book (3)

Are there any chances for a hub-port in the BSR
A discussion over the "North Sea - Baltic Hub" project

The Baltic Holiday 2007 - special report

Baltic Ports Organisation Newsletter

Handbook of container shipping management

It was a good year for Gdynia
Performance results of the Polish ports in 2006

The dry freight and tanker market

"Baltic Train" pushes throughput
Connecting Hamburg with East German ports

The business of two different rail gauges
Where the EU meets the former Soviet Republics

What will the pipe meet on its way?
Ecological Reservations about the Northern Gas Pipeline

Transport miscellany


Baltic Transport Journal
No. 3/2007


BTJ seminare "Maritime links between Poland and the United Kingdom"

What's new

Spring and Summer Events calendar

Economic Development trends in the Baltic States at the beginning of 2007

What drives oceanic carriers to the Baltic Sea?
Container conference in Gdańsk

Too much of a good thing for too long?
Motorways of the seas

Silence instead of a discussion
Reading the Green Card (4)

No transit to an open sea
Elbląg – the forgotten port in the south-east of the Baltic Sea

Asia Goes Baltic – our special report

Baltic Ports Organization Newsletter

Far from Meantime at Greenwich!

Gdańsk With a New Face
Rapid Changes in the Thousand-Year Old Port

The dry freight and tanker market

Beware of NIS
Ballast water danger in the Baltic Sea

Tall Ships on the Baltic Sea
The 51st edition of the Tall Ships’ Races

Low-cost airlines and regional airports on the way up
Polish airports – the fastest increase in passenger numbers in the world

From the Sea onto the Tracks
Container Trains from the Ports in Klaipeda and Kaliningrad

Logistex in Łódź
A new name on the logistics trade fair map

Kaunas is searching for its image
Plans for an intermodal terminal and a logistic technological platform

Take a look at the Black Sea and Caspian Sea region
A market as great as the steppes of Euroasia

Transport miscellany


Baltic Transport Journal
No. 4/2007


What's new

Fall transport events calendar

Talks will go on
After the seminar "Maritime Transport Links Between Poland and the United Kingdom"

Ecology, logistics and the new markets
A View on Transport Logistic 2007

Transport infrastructure will be getting a kick
Ukraine is getting ready for Euro 2012

Polish road to Euro 2012
Will Poland meet its deadline? Preparation for the greatest event the country ever hosted

On stream, on time
Commercial operations in DCT Gdańsk started

A must, not a chance
An interview with Dariusz Stefański, PCC Rail Containers

Struggling with competitors
Conditions for applying the strategy for developing the ports in Szczecin and Świnoujście

Baltic hub discussion going on
The Economic Forum Gdynia 2007

Stena Line - Shipping Intelligence

The Baltic Transport Ranking for 2007

Baltic Ports Organization Newsletter

To stay on top of the Tall Ships' Races
The Tall Ships' Races is to attract 1,500,000 tourists to Szczecin

Quietly but aggresively
Rotterdam's growing attention on the Baltic markets

Port of Gdańsk: The number of cars trans-shipped is increasing

The dry freight and tanker market

Logistics instead of just administration
Hamburg wants to strengthen its position as the greatest European rail freight hub

Broad-gauge railway to connect China with Austria

An underwater investment
A tunnel will connect Tallinn and Helsinki

Will clear prices clip cheap wings?
European Parliament about low-cost airlines

Limits of ship propulsion
The phenomena of cavitation

Trying to protect the Baltic Sea
An all-out effort against an oil disaster

On a Shipping Photo Safari
Maritime summer vacations in Zeeland, NL

Transport Miscellany


Baltic Transport Journal
No. 5/2007


What’s New?

2007 fall and winter events

The Baltic Sea Region must be more compact
Interview with Hans Brask, Director of the Baltic Development Forum

On course to the stock exchange
After years of dispute – Scandlines is sold to investors

The port is breaking world records
Bremerhaven – the largest river container terminal in the world

A matter of hinterland connections
Discussion over a possible ro-ro hub in Gdynia

Tall Ships – lasting friendships
Aarhus, Kotka, Stockholm and Szczecin hosted an armada of some 100 tall ships

Port of Gdańsk facing changes
30-year strategy

The third wave
Port of Gdynia celebrates its 85th anniversary

BTJ special report: Sea safety and security

One for all – all for one
How to provide safety on the Baltic Sea

Tourism will sufferthemost
The price tag of a potential large-scale oil accident on the Baltic Sea

Increased chances of survival
Selected developments within ship safety equipment for saving lives

Will terrorists strike on the Baltic Sea?
We shouldn’t panic but must be careful

The port access control system redefined
Long-term vision in PACS design

Baltic Ports Organization newsletter

The dry freight and tanker market

Towards one air trafficcontrolcentreinScandinavia
LFV Group creates modern times for Swedish aviation

From the Baltic coast to Italy on track
PKP Cargo launches a new service

We can go as far East as China
An interview with Marcel Sames, Director Marketing & Sales of Polzug Intermodal GmbH

A Chinese connection?
Enlargement of the reloading terminal in Sławków has started but who will use it?

Ukraine Develops River Transport

Gdańsk legalizes amber mining
The decision which over two thousand jewellery workshops have been waiting for

A paradise for sailors

The Gates of Masuria

Transport is the lifeline
Interview with the Honorary Lord Morris of Handsworth OJ, former General Secretary Transport and General Worker’s Union

Transport miscellany


Baltic Transport Journal
No. 2/2008


BTJ calendar of partnership events 2008/2009

What’s new

The bride has not yet given the nod but almost everyone is talking about the wedding
Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd considering the Singaporean suitor NOL for a possible merger

Destination – Baltic Sea Region
Preparing for bigger vessels and more tourists

Fragments make totality
An interview with Ken Gibbons, Executive Director of the Ports and Terminals Group, UK

For the people of the sea

Highly integrated diversity
How value added logistics services determine ports’ development

Making sea-freight simple
Shortsea XML – a project for reducing levels of administration

Coal export is the main problem
Polish seaports 2007 report

Report: The strategic importance of Russia

Baltic Ports Organization newsletter

Focus: The role of small ports and feeder lines

The dry freight and tanker market

Warning: re-monopolization
From Euro Rail 2008, Milan

The Finnish rail’s desire for liberalisation
New entrants are knocking

Danube to connect Europe with Asia

End of the hydrocarbon fuels’ age?

Kick and promote
A Public Support Committee for EURO 2012 established in Gdańsk

Transport miscellany


Baltic Transport Journal
No. 4/2008


BTJ calendar of partnership events 2008/2009

What’s new

Danger to short sea shipping
New IMO sulphur plans

Just one question: The oil crisis' effect on shipping?
How galloping oil prices can change the market

Time for hinterland improvements
The Port of Ust-Luga opens a dedicated terminal

The Port of Grenland
Norway's gateway to Europe

Where history was made and the future starts
The Port of Gda?sk as a cruising destination

Towards improved efficiency
An interview with Erik E. Petersen, Director Sales & Marketing, Unifeeder A/S

Maritime - Aviation ranking 2008

Baltic Ports Organization newsletter

Focus: Chinese boom and BSR economy dynamics

Cargotec's ecological attitude
Let's act now, and it needs not to be expensive

The dry freight and tanker market

The other side of the border
German investments breed opportunities for Polish airports

Savings and green identity
Cavotec's environmental solutions for aviation

Managing innovation in modern logistcs
New book by Stephan M. Wagner and Christian Busse

Trul bursting forwardy
Railway technology InnoTrans 2008 awaits you in September

The gate as a value-adding asset
Efficiency and competitiveness in rail operations

Wroc?aw intermodal
Polzug's new terminal in Poland

Transport miscellany


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