The Evolution of Romanian Transport within the East European Transport

• Author: Laura Olteanu, Izabella Krájnik
• Position: University of Babes-Bolyai, Cluj Napoca, Faculty of Economic Sciences and Business Administration - University of Babes-Bolyai, Cluj Napoca, Faculty of Economic Sciences and Business Administration
• Pages: 550-556

The Evolution of Romanian Transport within the East European

Transport

Laura Olteanu1, Krájnik Izabella2

1University of Babes-Bolyai, Cluj Napoca, Faculty of Economic Sciences and Business

Administration

2University of Babes-Bolyai, Cluj Napoca, Faculty of Economic Sciences and Business

Administration

Abstract: Transport services can be considered as being an active part of economy in an y

country. If, until recently, they were considered to be non-productive activities, in the present

services’ activities contribute substantially to the actualization o f GDP. In present we cannot

talk abou t economic activities without taking in account transport activities, either we think

about supply, or we have in sight the capitalizatio n o f producin g material goods.

Concomitantly it is necessary to have in view both, the transport of individuals and the

transport of goods. Beside their economic ro le transports also have a social function due to the

satisfaction of individuals’ possibilities regarding their movement. The evolution of Romanian

transport within the East European transport presents a desk research, and it offers an image

about transport development in the East of Europe. Within the accomplished analysis there

will be distinguished the following: rail transport of passengers, goods’ transport by rail,

goods’ transport by road, sea transport of goods, air transport of passengers and the air

transport of goods in different East European countries, emphasizing the evolution and

development of transport in Romania compared to the evolution and development of transport

from other countries.

The development of economic activities has also determined the development of services in

general, therefore for transports also, as much as for the passenger transport, but most of all for

goods’ transports. The development of an economic activity requires a ceaseless amount of

supply, but also a capitalization of production processes. In this sense the development of

transport services was imposed as a necessity. In the present time we can talk about a variety of

transport modalities, such as road transport, rail transport, sea transport and air transport. Beside

their economic role, transports also have a social function courtesy of the satisfaction of the

possibilities of movement for individuals. Each modality of transport represents a series of

advantages and disadvantages.

Thus road transports present the advantage of the fact that they can reach areas where the rail

system hasn’t got any access to. Concomitantly their maintenance needs a reduced amount of

investments compared to other types of transportation and they can be easier to direct. The

disadvantages of them lie in the fact that they possess reduced capabilities and are efficient on

short distances. Unlike road transports, rail transports insure transports for longer distances in

shorter periods of time. However it cannot insure a direct link between the supplier and the

customer forever. River and sea transports are much cheaper than other types of transportation.

The disadvantages of these types of transport consist of the limitation of transport to certain areas

where it is possible for it to be made. Air transports are expensive, but much faster. At present, air

transports are much more appreciated for the transportation of individuals, as well as for the

transportation of goods.

The development of the Romanian transport system within the East European transport offers an

image of the development of transport in the eastern area of Europe. In this acceptation the

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