Global trade is slowing as the Ukraine conflict and its consequences have replaced the pandemic as the leading drag on growth.
Global trade is slowing as the Ukraine conflict and its consequences have replaced the pandemic as the leading drag on growth.
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.
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.
In 2022, Eurasian rail container transportation faced two main challenges.
The U.S., European and Japanese economies are seen in the latest forecasts as likely to underperform
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.