System transporto-logistyczny Białorusi i jego potencjał tranzytowy
Transport-logistic system of Belarus and its transit potential

Summary/Abstract: Considering the tendencies of economic development of Belarus during the economic transformation, such as the slowdown of GDP growth rates in recent years and the increase of the volume of external debt, the search for various sources of investment resources for the implementation of the economy modernization program is required. The transport and logistics system of the country, connected to the pan-European geo-economic space, is characterized by dynamic development with a significant segment of transit traffic. The dynamics of freight traffic, volume and structure of freight turnover of the main modes of the transportation system (rail, road, inland waterway, pipeline, air transport), as well as efficiency and development trends in the transit cargo segment are being analyzed. Significance of the Trans-European transport network corridors as the main directions for multimodal transit flows is explained. Such issues, as dynamics and structure of cargo transportation in railway transport (as the main element of the cargo transit system), dynamic development of road transport, reduction of transit via pipelines, stagnation of inland water transport (with significant potential of waterways), increase in navigation transit in air transport are explained and disclosed. Operational peculiarities of the Belarusian logistics centers, their spatial concentration in the regions of the country, as well as the nature of the barriers limiting their effective operation are presented. With advantageous geographical location and a high level of transportation and logistics complex development, Belarus has a significant potential for expanding its export and transit functions by joining the global and regional cargo transportation routes between global (Europe–China) and regional (EU–Russia) geo-economic centers.

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