Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rail freight transport in selected EU countries

• Autorzy: Barczak Agnieszka

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.17402/528

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of human life. Its negative effects have also hit the transport industry, largely as a result of staff contracting the virus and the restrictions imposed on human mobility. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to establish how the situation of rail freight transport in select EU countries has evolved in the post-pandemic era. The trend of rail freight transport is presented for the years 2015–2021, and forecasts are made for the years 2020–2021 using the method of seasonality indices. The study results show that most of the investigated countries show adverse differences in the actual and forecast quantity of freight handled, an effect clearly attributable to the pandemic.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

European Union; pandemic COVID-19; freight transport; rail transport; seasonality index method

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Akademii Morskiej w Szczecinie
• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe Akademii Morskiej w Szczecinie
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: nr 72 (144)
• Strony: 11--16
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 17 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Barczak Agnieszka

• West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin 31 Janickiego St., 71-270 Szczecin, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7584-7183

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).