Alternative transport routes from Europe to Asia after the outbreak of war

• Autorzy: Domagała Wojciech , Buckiüniene Olga

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.29119/1641-3466.2023.169.12

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to identify possible transport routes leading from Europe to Asia that bypass the territory of the Russian Federation or go through Russia and don't violate the sanctions. Design/methodology/approach: Comparative analysis, regional map analysis and case study are used. Map analysis allowed for the creation of various transport routes leading from Europe to Asia. The determining aspect affecting the course of a given route was access to transport infrastructure. The described case study shows the perspective of a small entrepreneur who wants to send his goods to Asia legally and in compliance with applicable sanctions. The comparative analysis made it possible to define new transport paths that largely coincide with the economic corridors of the New Silk Road. Findings: Possible routes for transporting goods from Europe to China were presented, with a focus on land and intermodal routes that avoided Russian Federation territory and ran through Central Asian countries. The possibility of omitting sanctions in the transport of goods from Europe to Asia was also shown. Research limitations/implications: Further research on this topic is suggested. A significant impediment in the creation of this article was the lack of access to numerical data from carriers performing the types of transport described in the article. Data worth analyzing concern the number of transports, the value and type of transported goods, transport costs, as well as qualitative data on the experience and good practices of carriers who carry out transport from Europe to China via Central Asia. Originality/value: The article describes the logistical problems of a transport nature that arose as a result of the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war, which, to the author's best knowledge, have never been described in detail before, nor have possible solutions to these problems been presented. The article is addressed to small entrepreneurs trading in Asian countries who cannot afford to use the services of intermediaries and are forced to organize transport on their own. The article also highlights the benefits for carriers by presenting alternative transportation routes that do not include Russia.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

transport; intermodal transport; Central Asia; Russo-Ukrainian War

PL

transport; transport intermodalny; Azja Centralna; wojna rosyjsko-ukraińska

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Politechniki Śląskiej
• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe. Organizacja i Zarządzanie / Politechnika Śląska
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: z. 169
• Strony: 201--213
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 25 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Domagała Wojciech

• Cracow University of Economics, Department of Packaging Science

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3218-6300

autor

Buckiüniene Olga

• University of Applied Sciences, Lithuania

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5485-7331

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).