FROM CENTRALITY TO INTERMEDIACY IN THE GLOBAL TRANSPORT NETWORK? UKRAINE’S TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS AS A POTENTIAL TRANSIT COUNTRY
Ukraine currently is in a very complex economic and political situation, which in itself represents a pivotal point for its further recovery and evolution. Nevertheless, the rise of economic centres in Eastern and Central Europe creates opportunities for Ukraine to develop short sea shipping service...
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| description | Ukraine currently is in a very complex economic and political situation, which in itself represents a pivotal point for its further recovery and evolution. Nevertheless, the rise of economic centres in Eastern and Central Europe creates opportunities for Ukraine to develop short sea shipping services (via the Black Sea) and water and land-based hub-feeder networks to and from these areas. This paper provides an academic study of the potential of Ukraine in taking up a role in emerging distribution systems in East and Central Europe facilitating the cargo transportation from regions such as Central Asia, Caucasus and even more distant overseas areas. Based on the concepts of intermediacy and centrality as introduced by Fleming and Hayuth (1994) the role of Ukraine in the global and regional transport networks will be analysed in order to assess to what extent particular regions in Ukraine can serve as important gateways to Europe. An extensive review and synthesis of the published studies during the last 20 years on Ukraine’s transit flows and transit function will be presented. The obtained results will be contraposed to the results obtained from about 20 interviews conducted with transport business representatives in Ukraine and abroad. Based on the outcome of bottlenecks and deficiencies in Ukraine’s transport system, the optimal road map for Ukraine’s integration into the European transport network will be defined. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f30e9f9a998b45c6a2586115c467a1742022-12-22T00:36:13ZengUniversity of GdanskContemporary Economy2082-677X2082-677X2016-09-01736990FROM CENTRALITY TO INTERMEDIACY IN THE GLOBAL TRANSPORT NETWORK? UKRAINE’S TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS AS A POTENTIAL TRANSIT COUNTRYKateryna Grushevska0Theo Notteboom1University of AntwerpDalian Maritime UniversityUkraine currently is in a very complex economic and political situation, which in itself represents a pivotal point for its further recovery and evolution. Nevertheless, the rise of economic centres in Eastern and Central Europe creates opportunities for Ukraine to develop short sea shipping services (via the Black Sea) and water and land-based hub-feeder networks to and from these areas. This paper provides an academic study of the potential of Ukraine in taking up a role in emerging distribution systems in East and Central Europe facilitating the cargo transportation from regions such as Central Asia, Caucasus and even more distant overseas areas. Based on the concepts of intermediacy and centrality as introduced by Fleming and Hayuth (1994) the role of Ukraine in the global and regional transport networks will be analysed in order to assess to what extent particular regions in Ukraine can serve as important gateways to Europe. An extensive review and synthesis of the published studies during the last 20 years on Ukraine’s transit flows and transit function will be presented. The obtained results will be contraposed to the results obtained from about 20 interviews conducted with transport business representatives in Ukraine and abroad. Based on the outcome of bottlenecks and deficiencies in Ukraine’s transport system, the optimal road map for Ukraine’s integration into the European transport network will be defined.http://www.wspolczesnagospodarka.pl/?p=1306portcentralityintermediacysystematic reviewresearch synthesis |
| spellingShingle | Kateryna Grushevska Theo Notteboom FROM CENTRALITY TO INTERMEDIACY IN THE GLOBAL TRANSPORT NETWORK? UKRAINE’S TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS AS A POTENTIAL TRANSIT COUNTRY Contemporary Economy port centrality intermediacy systematic review research synthesis |
| title | FROM CENTRALITY TO INTERMEDIACY IN THE GLOBAL TRANSPORT NETWORK? UKRAINE’S TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS AS A POTENTIAL TRANSIT COUNTRY |
| title_full | FROM CENTRALITY TO INTERMEDIACY IN THE GLOBAL TRANSPORT NETWORK? UKRAINE’S TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS AS A POTENTIAL TRANSIT COUNTRY |
| title_fullStr | FROM CENTRALITY TO INTERMEDIACY IN THE GLOBAL TRANSPORT NETWORK? UKRAINE’S TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS AS A POTENTIAL TRANSIT COUNTRY |
| title_full_unstemmed | FROM CENTRALITY TO INTERMEDIACY IN THE GLOBAL TRANSPORT NETWORK? UKRAINE’S TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS AS A POTENTIAL TRANSIT COUNTRY |
| title_short | FROM CENTRALITY TO INTERMEDIACY IN THE GLOBAL TRANSPORT NETWORK? UKRAINE’S TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS AS A POTENTIAL TRANSIT COUNTRY |
| title_sort | from centrality to intermediacy in the global transport network ukraine s trials and tribulations as a potential transit country |
| topic | port centrality intermediacy systematic review research synthesis |
| url | http://www.wspolczesnagospodarka.pl/?p=1306 |
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