%0 Journal Article %T Maritime transport operation in conditions of globalization %A Tomasz Nowosielski %J Contemporary Economy %D 2011 %I University of Gdansk %X The contemporary world economy is subject to dynamic integration processes that cause the most open countries in the free import and export goods. Intensive trade relations requires intercontinental free access to well-functioning transport systems. In the case of trade with distant partners, especially on other continents, an important criterion for the organization of cargo handling is a long range. Technological development of means of transport has meant that transport services have become a cheap and highly accessible to passengers and cargo. %K Marine transport %K Globalization %K International trade %U http://www.wspolczesnagospodarka.pl/?p=390