Article
03.24.2023
Protectionism, Pandemic, War, and the Future of Trade

Global trade is slowing as the Ukraine conflict and its consequences have replaced the pandemic as the leading drag on growth.

Article
03.17.2023
Container shipping of the SCO member countries along the ITC and the Eastern ground

The analysis of global trends in the development of the principal logistics directions and routes for delivery of сargoes between continents and countries shows that over the past ten years, the first-level carriers and operators have intensified the struggle for transit container cargo flows, and a number of countries are taking important, forward-looking steps to increase the attractiveness of container shipping.

Article
03.15.2023
As BRI enters 10th year of development, China-Europe freight train set to see ‘explosive growth’ in 2023

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a global cooperation platform that demonstrates China’s vision and provides solutions to the reform of the global governance system and multifaceted challenges.

Report
03.09.2023
Report
03.09.2023
Rail container transportation in the Eurasian space in 2022

In 2022, Eurasian rail container transportation faced two main challenges.

Article
02.28.2023
China’s bid to leave covid behind could determine global economy’s fate

The U.S., European and Japanese economies are seen in the latest forecasts as likely to underperform

Article
02.17.2023
Modal shift to cleaner transport fails to materialise
The pandemic has greatly affected rail passenger traffic in Europe, where it has decreased by half of the dockside volume, most container traffic falls on sea transport, and domestic freight transport does not tend to switch to sustainable modes of transport.
Article
02.10.2023
Global Supply Chain Pressure Index: The China Factor

While supply chain disruptions have significantly diminished over the course of 2022, the reversion of the index toward a normal historical range has paused over the past three months. Our analysis attributes the recent pause largely to the pandemic in China amid an easing of «Zero COVID» policies.