One belt one road initiative and Eastern Baltic ports expectations: gap between economic theory and business practice
LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Logistika; Rytų Baltijos uostai; Transportas; Vienas diržas vienas kelias iniciatyva; Vienos kelio juostos iniciatyva; Eastern Baltic ports; Logistics; One Belt One Road Initiative; Transport.
ENWorld economic crises, anti-Russian sanctions and counter sanctions destabilized handled cargo volumes in the Eastern Baltic ports. Seeking new cargo resources became an important problem for the port authorities. Asian direction, Chinese in particular, attract an attention of official institutes and business entities that are involved in transportation activities. Chinese-European land traffic can be realized by different ways. The primary beneficiaries of transport networks are commodities owners. They choose routes and logistical technologies to provide the shortest, the cheapest and the fastest delivery of goods. Spatial development and logistics theories demonstrate simple and easy mechanisms of cargo delivering. But in practice we we are faced with unexpected commercial solutions. The goal of this report is to explain the differences between theoretical recommendations and business practice. To reach the goal we analyze international trade flows, summarize Eastern Baltic Port Authorities features, evaluate the political factor influence on trade and transport sector activity. [From the publication]
