The development of international railway transit of Russia and Latvia in the context of freight transportation from the Central Asia and China

Authors

  • Darya Panova Russian Foreign Trade Academy
  • Konstantin Vladimirovich Kholopov Russian Foreign Trade Academy

Keywords:

Russian exports of transport services, international railway transport of goods, international transit of goods, international transport corridor «Latvia – Russia – Central Asia - China», Latvia, China, transit, Russia

Abstract

The Russian and Latvian transit transport systems are examined in this article. The authors analyze the current state of international transit traffic on the Russian railways based on the directions of transportation and the type of cargo. The level of international freight transport according to the export and import flows to Central Asia, Mongolia and China through Russia’s territory is also investigated in the present article. Moreover, the authors examine the project of forming new international transport corridor «Latvia – Russia – Central Asia – China». Economic interests of the concerned parties, including Russia, Latvia and China, are also stated in the article. The authors define possible advantages of forming new transcontinental overland route, as well as they evaluate the prospects of Russian-Latvian transport cooperation in the area of mutual increase in the exports of transport services by using railway transport.

Author Biographies

Darya Panova, Russian Foreign Trade Academy

Place of work, post: Russian Foreign Trade Academy, Faculty of international economists - Master’s degree student

Konstantin Vladimirovich Kholopov, Russian Foreign Trade Academy

Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor
Place of work, post: Russian Foreign Trade Academy, Department of foreign trade and international transactions - Head of the Department

Published

2024-02-08

How to Cite

Panova, D., & Kholopov, K. V. (2024). The development of international railway transit of Russia and Latvia in the context of freight transportation from the Central Asia and China. Russian Foreign Economic Journal, (3), 88–99. Retrieved from https://journal.vavt.ru/rfej/article/view/1884

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