Ports of Eastern Baltic and Russian transit policy: competition and cooperation

Abstract: The ports of the Baltic states have been handling Russian cargoes for many years. Thus, there is no apparent need for Russia to reroute all freight flows to domestic ports. It was not long ago that Eastern Baltic ports were regarded as ordinary competitors, however, the current geopolitical situation has drastically reshaped the framework for transport cooperation in the region. Competition and cooperation strategies are often equally viable for the ports in the Eastern Baltic Sea. Yet volatility in global markets, the unstable positions of leading exporters and importers, and changes in the economic and political environment call for new strategies and forms of interaction. This study aims to understand to what extent port authorities in the Eastern Baltic can combine competition and cooperation policies when formulating their vision and handling transit cargoes. The article draws on official statistics and Russian and international publications on the theory and practice of trans

Alternative title
Морские порты Восточной Балтики и транзитная политика Российской Федерации: конкуренция или сотрудничество?
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch
Notes
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Baltic Region ; 13 (2021) 3 ; 125-148

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Mannheim
(who)
SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
(when)
2021
Creator
Efimova, Elena G.
Volovoj, Vadim
Vroblevskaya, Svetlana A.

DOI
10.5922/2079-8555-2021-3-7
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022100516415442271371
Rights
Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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Associated

  • Efimova, Elena G.
  • Volovoj, Vadim
  • Vroblevskaya, Svetlana A.
  • SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.

Time of origin

  • 2021

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