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This chapter characterizes the roles of Europe and Asia in global shipping system. By applying various metrics, it identifies the importance of European and Asian ports in the global shipping network and two region’s ports connectivity. This chapter aims to demonstrate how maritime trade between Europe and Asia is logistically organized, discusses the current state of the Northern Sea Route as an alternative route for transporting cargoes between Europe and Asia, and discusses the implications of the Northern Sea Route on the existing Europe-Asia maritime logistics.
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Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development Index is based on such factors, as port throughput and infrastructure, depth and breadth of professional maritime support services, the general business environment, etc.
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This article is based on research conducted under the grant of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) no. 20-514-22001 “Building an optimal model of a human security system in the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation.”
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Leksyutina, Y., Lagutina, M. (2022). Maritime Logistics Systems of Europe and Asia. In: Ilin, I., Devezas, T., Jahn, C. (eds) Arctic Maritime Logistics. Contributions to Management Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92291-7_12
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