VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITYValdas LukauskasIMPACT OF CARGO FLOWS ON PORT DEVELOPMENTSummary of Doctoral DissertationTechnological Sciences, Transport Engineering (03T)Vilnius „Technika“ 2004Doctoral dissertation was prepared at Klaipeda University in 1999 – 2004The dissertation is defended as an external workScientific Supervisor:Prof Dr Habil Vytautas Paulauskas (Klaipeda University, Technological Sciences, Transport Engineering – 03 T)The Dissertation is defended at the Council of Scientific Field of Transport Engineering at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University:Chairman:Prof Dr Habil Adolfas Baublys (Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Technological Sciences, Transport Engineering – 03 T)Members:Prof Technological Sciences, Transport Engineering – 03 T)Prof Dr Habil Jonas Sapragonas (Kaunas University of Technology, Technological Sciences, Transport Engineering – 03 T)Assoc Prof Dr Habil Sergejus Lebedevas (Klaipeda University, Technological Sciences, Transport Engineering – 03 T)Assoc Prof Dr Aldona Jarašūnienė (Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Technological Sciences, Transport Engineering – 03 T)Opponents:Prof Dr Habil Marijonas Bogdevičius (Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Technological Sciences, Transport Engineering – 03 T)Prof Dr Habil Algirdas Jurkauskas (Kaunas Technological University, Technological Sciences, Transport Engineering – 03 T)The dissertation will be defended at the public meeting of the