To acquire knowledge on organization and technology of transport process, work organization and exploitation of fleet, navigation and navigation conditions, and technical and technological characteristics of ports.

Application of acquired knowledge on technical and technological properties related to water transport organization in solving problems in defining logistic chains and supply chains. Knowledge on the water transport organization, together with the knowledge acquired in the course Water Transport Technology, defines the place and role of water transport in the knowledge basis acquired in the courses dealing with other forms of transport (road and railway), and reloading means and technology. The courses that present the knowledge upgrade and process complex knowledge necessary for solving the problem of selecting the most feasible logistic chain (freight forwarding, company logistics, intermodal transport technologies) demand the proper knowledge on the basic forms of transport.

Introduction: organization and technology of transport process in water transport. Technology of the transport process in water transport. Exploitation indicators of work and transport ability of a fleet. Cargo loading and cargo plan. Transport costs in water transport. Choosing transport technology and vessel type. Basics of navigation and vessel traffic control on inland waterways. Basic technical and technological properties and port classification. Basic port elements. Operational river banks – quay walls, pier. Port aquatorium and anchorage. Reload and transport mechanization in a port. Port storage facilities.Port capacity.

Lectures: oral presentations and computer presentations. Auditory practice: oral presentations and computer presentations. Laboratory practice: introduction to the usage of instruments for measuring real system parameters, visiting the terrain and visiting establishments and companies dealing with the course matter.