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Abstract: Ferry traffic is particularly dominant in inland seas such as the Baltic Sea, where it can exploit its advantage of high departure frequency and short journey times, thus enabling fast-moving traffic throughout Europe. Roll on/Roll off (RoRo) and Roll on/Roll off Passenger (RoPax) ports, however, are confronted with increasing competition for port expansion areas from various developments such as the rezoning to urban areas. Therefore, maintaining adequate access to RoRo/RoPax ports is becoming increasingly challenging and can only be achieved through the interaction of different stakeholders such as port authorities, ferry companies or city planners. In urban areas in particular, traffic situations increasingly occur that make it difficult for trucks or other vehicles to reach the port reliably and thus place a heavy load on terminal and shipping company resources.