Development Status and Future Trends for Eurasian Container Land Bridge Transport

For decades, trade between Europe and China has grown consistently, which resulted in increased container transportation volumes. Such been dominated by sea-based options. However, over the years, an air-based mode of transport was developed, while it lately become increasingly popular to use railways utilizing Trans-Siberian land bridge. This latter approach boomed amid COVID-19 crisis 2020. railway boom Eurasia deeper roots than just era. As is illustrated this research work, international containers (trade Russia other countries, mostly China) transit (e.g., serving Chinese–EU route) were already showing some significance as early 2003–2004. In 2020, their volume measured millions, regardless data source being used. well above starting period 1980s 1990s, when total annual volumes around 0.1 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). Container capacity developed first used for only transit. a preliminary comparison air freight, growth rate roughly double that two-decade observation period.