Editing Transport in Slovenia (section)

== Ports and harbours ==
[[File:03 Port of Koper aerial view, Slovenia - Luka Koper.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view of the [[Port of Koper]]]]
There are three ports on the Slovenian coast. The traffic is mostly international.<ref name="RR9">{{cite journal |url=http://www.stat.si/doc/statinf/22-si-285-1001.pdf |title=Transport |journal=Statistične informacije [Rapid Reports] |date=20 April 2010 |number=9 |page=2 |access-date=12 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803023914/http://www.stat.si/doc/statinf/22-si-285-1001.pdf |archive-date=3 August 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Eurostat2004">{{cite web |url=http://circa.europa.eu/irc/dsis/regportraits/info/data/en/si00c_eco.htm |title=OBALNO-KRAŠKA - Economy |work=Portrait of the Regions |year=2004 |publisher=Eurostat |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516222135/http://circa.europa.eu/irc/dsis/regportraits/info/data/en/si00c_eco.htm |archive-date=16 May 2013 }}</ref> The major is the [[Port of Koper]], built in 1957.<ref name="AH2008-16-3GA">{{cite journal |url=http://www.dlib.si/stream/URN:NBN:SI:DOC-JKJ7TQMG/74880c59-56c7-48b6-9ed2-73ca85b11622/PDF |title=Sodobne pol1t1čno-geografske značilnosti alpsko-jadranskega prostora brez meja |language=sl, en, it |trans-title=Contemporary Political Geography of the Alpen-Adriatic Region Without Borders |first=Anton |last=Gosar |journal=Acta Histriae |year=2008 |volume=16 |issue=3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131025125302/http://www.dlib.si/stream/URN%3ANBN%3ASI%3ADOC-JKJ7TQMG/74880c59-56c7-48b6-9ed2-73ca85b11622/PDF |archive-date=25 October 2013 }}</ref> It is a [[feeder port]].<ref name="AH2008-16-3GA" /> It is about {{convert|2000|nmi}} closer to destinations east of the [[Suez Canal|Suez]] than the ports of Northern Europe, and the land transport from Koper by road and by railway to the main industrial centres in Central Europe is approximately {{convert|500|km}} shorter than from Northern European ports.<ref name="ECONSHIP2011">{{cite conference |url=http://www.stt.aegean.gr/econship2011/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=100&tmpl=component&format=raw&Itemid=20 |title=Container Boom in the Port of Koper |author=Twrdy, Elen |author2=Trupac, Igor |book-title=European Conference on Shipping & Ports 2011: Proceedings |isbn=978-960-93-3295-8 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It is multimodal and one of the most modern in this part of the world,<ref name="RR9" /> but its development is hindered by the lack of sufficient depth.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.vzpon.si/novice/investicije/3818/luka_koper_razkrila_poslovne_nacrte_za_leto_2012 |title=Luka Koper razkrila poslovne načrte za leto 2012 |language=sl |trans-title=The Port of Koper has Revealed its Business Plans for 2012 |date=12 January 2012 |newspaper=Vzpon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127192729/http://www.vzpon.si/novice/investicije/3818/luka_koper_razkrila_poslovne_nacrte_za_leto_2012 |archive-date=27 January 2012 }}</ref> From it, there are reliable and regular shipping container lines to all major world ports.<ref name="ECONSHIP2011" /> The port has been rapidly growing and in 2011, more than 17 million tonnes (16,7&nbsp;million long tons, 18,7&nbsp;million short tons) of cargo passed through it.<ref name="ECONSHIP2011" /><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.siol.net/novice/gospodarstvo/2012/01/luka_koper.aspx |title=V Luki Koper je lani skupni ladijski tovor presegel 17 milijonov ton |language=sl |trans-title=The Last Year, The Total Ship Cargo Surpassed 17 Million Tonnes in the Port of Koper |date=17 January 2012 |publisher=Planet Siol.net |access-date=12 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516072727/http://www.siol.net/novice/gospodarstvo/2012/01/luka_koper.aspx |archive-date=16 May 2012 }}</ref> It is the largest Northern Adriatic port in terms of container transport.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.greenmed.eu/news-1160.html |title=Koper Port Hits Record High in Container Traffic |newspaper=Green Med Journal |date=21 November 2011 |access-date=12 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125155522/http://www.greenmed.eu/news-1160.html |archive-date=25 November 2011 }}</ref> In 2011, almost 590,000 [[twenty-foot equivalent unit|TEUs]] passed through it.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.porttechnology.org/news/konecranes_to_delivery_three_further_rtgs_to_luka_koper/ |title=Konecranes to deliver three further RTGs to Luka Koper |newspaper=Port Technology International |date=23 January 2012 |access-date=12 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518173144/http://www.porttechnology.org/news/konecranes_to_delivery_three_further_rtgs_to_luka_koper/ |archive-date=18 May 2012 }}</ref> There is a skewed balance in the direction of trade flows in the Port of Koper where import flows clearly outweigh export flows.<ref name="ECORYS2011" /> The majority of maritime passenger traffic in Slovenia takes place in Koper,<ref name="RR21">{{cite journal |url=http://www.stat.si/doc/statinf/22-SI-084-1101.pdf |title=Transport |journal=Statistične informacije [Rapid Reports] |date=4 November 2011 |number=21 |page=11 |access-date=12 April 2012 |archive-date=27 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227093005/https://www.stat.si/doc/statinf/22-SI-084-1101.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> where a passenger terminal was completed in 2005.<ref name="Icon2011-12-19">{{cite book |url=http://www.icon-project.eu/docs/wp/5/port-logistic_SLO.pdf |chapter=Potniški terminal in njegova vloga v slovenskem prostoru |trans-chapter=The Passenger Terminal and its Significance in the Slovenian Space |date=19 December 2011 |publisher=iCon |page=17 |title=Archived copy |access-date=12 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105414/http://www.icon-project.eu/docs/wp/5/port-logistic_SLO.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> It has recorded about 100,000 passengers in 2011,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://seonet.ljse.si/file.aspx?AttachmentID=26225 |title=Ladijski pretovor v letu 2011 |language=sl |trans-title=Ship Transloading in 2011 |publisher=Port of Koper |date=17 January 2012 |access-date=12 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702055531/http://seonet.ljse.si/file.aspx?AttachmentID=26225 |archive-date=2 July 2013 }}</ref> and has been visited by the largest passenger ships, such as the [[MS Voyager of the Seas|MS ''Voyager of the Seas'']].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sta.si/en/vest.php?s=a&t=0&id=1641456 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130418175236/http://www.sta.si/en/vest.php?s=a&t=0&id=1641456 |archive-date=18 April 2013 |title=One of World's Biggest Cruise Ships Sails into Koper Port |date=29 May 2005 |publisher=Slovenian Press Agency }}</ref> The two smaller ports used for the international passenger transport are located in [[Izola]] and [[Piran]]. The [[Port of Piran]] is also used for the international transport of salt, whereas the [[Port of Izola]] is used for fish disembarkation. Passenger transport in Slovenia takes place mainly with Italy and Croatia.<ref name="ReNPRP">{{cite web |url=http://www.mzp.gov.si/fileadmin/mzp.gov.si/pageuploads/DPomorstvo_splosno/2010_Nacionalni_program_verzija_22.pdf |title=Resolucija o nacionalnem programu razvoja pomorstva Republike Slovenije |trans-title=Resolution on the National Programme for the Development of Maritime Transport in the. Republic of Slovenia |language=sl |publisher=Ministry of Transport, Republic of Slovenia |date=3 November 2010 |access-date=12 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510062630/http://www.mzp.gov.si/fileadmin/mzp.gov.si/pageuploads/DPomorstvo_splosno/2010_Nacionalni_program_verzija_22.pdf |archive-date=10 May 2012 }}</ref> The only shipping company of Slovenia is [[Splošna plovba]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rtvslo.si/gospodarstvo/edini-slovenski-ladjar-praznuje/24584 |title=Edini slovenski ladjar praznuje |trans-title=The Only Slovenian Shipowner Celebrates |newspaper=MMC RTV Slovenija |date=22 October 2004 |issn=1581-372X}}</ref> It operates 28 ships with 1,025,000 tonnes of tonnage.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.delo.si/novice/slovenija/portoroz-v-kitajskem-pristaniscu.html |title="Portorož" v kitajskem pristanišču |language=sl |trans-title="Portorose" in the Chinese Port |date=29 November 2011 |newspaper=Delo.si |issn=1854-6544}}</ref> It transports freight and is active only in foreign ports.<ref name="RR21" />