Container shipping on the Northern Sea Route

Jerome Verny and Christophe Grigentin

International Journal of Production Economics, 2009, vol. 122, issue 1, 107-117

Abstract: Since the beginning of the 20th century, the principal commercial maritime routes have changed very little. With global warming, the Northern Sea Route (NSR) has opened up as a possible avenue of trade in containerized products between Asia and Europe. This paper verifies the technical and economic feasibility of regular container transport along the NSR. By adopting a model schedule between Shanghai and Hamburg, we are able to analyze the relative costs of various axes in the Asia-Europe transport network, including the NSR. While shipping through the Suez Canal is still by far the least expensive option, the NSR and Trans-Siberian Railway appear to be roughly equivalent second-tier alternatives.

Keywords: Northern; Sea; Route; Maritime; transport; Container; shipping; Operating; costs; Asia-Europe; corridor (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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