COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FREIGHT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN ROMANIA: INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTED VOLUMES

Abstract

Freight transport contributes to the development of the national economy, to regional connectivity and also to the smooth functioning of the supply chain. This research analyses the evolution of the infrastructure of road, rail, sea, and air transport systems, as well as the evolution of the volumes transported on each system analysed in Romania. The European Union Bureau of Statistics website was used for data collection. The Phyton linear programming software was also used to determine the optimal transport volumes for each transport system. In addition to the issues presented based on the processing of Eurostat data, opportunities for future research directions were also identified. The paper ends with conclusions and future research directions.