Open AccessASSESSMENT OF CONDITION AND DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS OF CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION BY INLAND WATER TRANSPORT
Author(s) -
Valery I. Mineev,
Иванов Валерий Михайлович,
Иванов Михаил Валерьевич
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
naučnye problemy vodnogo transporta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2713-1866
pISSN - 2713-1858
DOI - 10.37890/jwt.vi63.83
Subject(s) - container (type theory) , water transport , environmental science , traffic volume , transport engineering , containerization , business , environmental engineering , engineering , water flow , mechanical engineering
The article provides an analysis of the development of the container transport market at the international and domestic levels. It is noted that despite the absolute growth in the volume of container traffic in recent years its growth rate has been decreasing since 2005. An increase in traffic was noted in the main directions, including the Europe – Asia – Europe direction, the trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic directions. The largest increase in container traffic over the period under review occurred in the Europe - Asia direction. In the Russian container shipping market, rail transportation is showing steady growth dynamics. Container shipping by water in 2017 amounted to only 4% of the total container shipping in Russia. Inland water transport amounted to 0.5%, which indicates their practical termination. Possible routes and the main factors restraining the development of container transportation by inland water transport are considered. The main problems that hinder the development of container traffic in general and in water transport in particular are identified. Possible solutions to the identified problems of the development of cargo transportation in containers with emphasis on the primary use of inland water transport are proposed.