The competitiveness of Arctic shipping over Suez Canal and China-Europe railway

Zeng, Qingcheng; Lu, Tiao; Lin, Kun-Chin; Yuen, Kum Fai; Li, Kevin X.

doi:10.1016/j.tranpol.2019.11.005

Cited by 59 publications

(31 citation statements)

References 17 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…On 19 July 2018, two tankers with liquefied natural gas for the first time travelled via the NSR and arrived in China. The voyage took 19 days, which is 16 days less in comparison with the traditional route via the Suez Canal and the Malacca Straits (Zeng, Lu, Lin, Yuen, & Li, 2020). In 2018, the overall cargo volume via the NSR was 18 million tons, which signifies an 80% increase in comparison with 2017 (Иньань, 2019).…”

Section: Priority Areas Of Sino-russian Cooperationmentioning

confidence: 97%

Chinese and Russian transport corridors and the belt and road initiative: prospects of Sino-Russian cooperation

Chen

2020

R-E

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Relevance. The article discusses mutually beneficial cooperation between Russia and China within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative and the role of Russia as a key link between China and the Eurasian Economic Union. The relevance of the study is determined by the need for a comprehensive analysis of the current state of transport cooperation between the countries with shared borders (Russia and China) and on a more global level. It is especially important to identify the priority areas of intergovernmental cooperation in the transportation sphere. Research objective. The study is aimed at evaluating the prospects of Sino-Russian transport cooperation in connection with the Belt and Road Initiative. Data and methods. For comparative analysis, we use qualitative and quantitative indicators to consider the current state of Sino-Russian cooperation. Our research draws from the official statistical data of Russia and China and from the findings of the previous studies. Results. The research has shown that there is a steady trend for integration of Russian and Chinese crossborder infrastructure. In particular, the Economic Corridor China-Mongolia-Russia relies on the expansion and modernization of the railway and highway infrastructure. Conclusions. The connection of the Belt and Road Initiative with the Eurasian Economic Union will contribute to transport cooperation between China and Russia. Sino-Russian transport cooperation will develop not only on the state level but also on regional and local levels. The Belt and Road Initiative will enable Russia and China unite their transport infrastructure into a single network. Apart from the transport infrastructure, Sino-Russian cooperation also encompasses other aspects, such as training of specialists in logistics and transportation technologies.

show abstract

Section: Priority Areas Of Sino-russian Cooperationmentioning

confidence: 97%

Chinese and Russian transport corridors and the belt and road initiative: prospects of Sino-Russian cooperation

Chen

2020

R-E

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Increased shipping is expected over the coming decade with sea ice decline (Meredith et al, 2019), although impacts of the COVID‐19 pandemic have not been factored into these projections. The Arctic Ocean is rapidly transforming into a navigable ocean, significantly reducing sailing distance between Europe and Asia, yet modeling studies suggest that a combination of legal, infrastructural, technological, climatic, and economic challenges, cheaper alternative options (e.g., Suez Canal, Trans‐Siberian Railway), and considerable year‐to‐year variability in ice conditions are likely to constrain the development of circumpolar shipping routes (Li et al, 2020; Wang et al, 2020; Zeng et al, 2020). Cariou et al (2019), for example, find the NSR to only be competitive for 1.5 months per year with other non‐Arctic routes, with the sensitivity of the transport environment limiting the types of freight that can be shipped.…”

Section: Arctic Societies Are Resilient But Vulnerabilities Are Emergingmentioning

confidence: 99%

The rapidly changing Arctic and its societal implications

Ford

Pearce

Canosa

et al. 2021

WIREs Climate Change

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The Arctic is undergoing rapid climate change and is projected to experience the most warming this century of any world region. We review the societal aspects of these current and projected changes. Indigenous knowledge and local knowledge holders living in communities across the Arctic have detected unprecedented increases in temperature, altered precipitation regimes, and changing weather patterns, documenting impacts on terrestrial and marine environments. These local observations situate climate change as one of multiple interacting stressors. Arctic societies have exhibited resilience to climate change, but vulnerabilities are emerging at the nexus of changing environmental conditions and socioeconomic pressures. Infrastructure is highly susceptible to permafrost thaw, coastal erosion, and sea level rise, compounded by the age of infrastructure, maintenance challenges, and cost of adapting. Livelihoods and cultural activities linked to subsistence harvesting have been affected by changes to wildlife, with coping mechanisms undermined by long‐term processes of land dispossession and landscape fragmentation. Reduced sea ice coverage and changing ice dynamics are creating opportunities for enhanced shipping, oil and gas production, and deep‐water fisheries. Legal, infrastructural, economic, and climatic challenges are expected to constrain such developments, with concerns over the distribution of potential benefits. Adaptation is already taking place in some sectors and regions, with efforts directly targeting climate impacts and also addressing underlying determinants of vulnerability. Barriers and limits to adapting are evident. Research that develops projections of future climate impacts is advancing, but studies examining the implications of such changes for communities or economies remain in their infancy. This article is categorized under: Trans‐Disciplinary Perspectives > Regional Reviews

show abstract

“…Such development complements other emerging maritime and land-based routing alternatives to the Suez Canal Route (SCR), such as the emerging south-south route via the Cape Good Hope in southern Africa [20] and the development of rail-based inland container services between China and Europe in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) of the Chinese government [21]. Using a bootstrapped multinomial logit model, Zeng et al [22] explored the competitiveness of the NSR compared to the SCR and China-Europe rail services under varying development trends related to economic conditions, natural conditions, and shippers' preferences. Their findings show that, while the NSR is the most attractive for the Northeast Asian region, its overall market share remains low even when considering low competition levels with other routing options.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Autonomous ships for container shipping in the Arctic routes

et al. 2021

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study investigates the competitiveness of various autonomous ship categories for container shipping in the Arctic route. We propose a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) framework using four ship categories as alternatives and eight criteria for competitiveness evaluation. We analyse collected data using the Best–Worst Method (BWM), one of the recently developed MCDM methods. The findings reveal that operating expenses, navigation aspects, and environmental protection are the three most important criteria for deploying autonomous ships in the Arctic route. Among the three investigated autonomous ships alternatives, the semi-autonomous ship operated from a shore control centre (SCC) is prioritized for Arctic shipping in the foreseeable future, when benchmarked against the conventional ship. The SCC-controlled semi-autonomous ship alternative is competitive in the majority of the considered criteria including operating expenses, capital expenses, navigation, ship-shore and ship–ship communication, search and rescue, and environmental protection.

show abstract

The competitiveness of Arctic shipping over Suez Canal and China-Europe railway

Cited by 59 publications

References 17 publications

Chinese and Russian transport corridors and the belt and road initiative: prospects of Sino-Russian cooperation

Chinese and Russian transport corridors and the belt and road initiative: prospects of Sino-Russian cooperation

The rapidly changing Arctic and its societal implications

Autonomous ships for container shipping in the Arctic routes

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About