ABSTRACT

The inland water transport is very useful method of cargo carriage. It permits on integration of transport in paneuropean corridors, in connection with sea shipping by sea-river ships. The main advantage of sea-river shipping is unique range of market. Sea -river ships can connect the area inside of land with oversea places without of indirect trans-shipment. It influents on decreasing of carriage cost and reduces the risk of damage, that caused by addition trans-shipment. The paper presents the analysis of conditions, which influenced on means on sea-river exploitation on lower part of Odra River.