guuvestВестник университетаVestnik Universiteta1816-42772686-8415State University of Management10.26425/1816-4277-2022-2-114-123guuvest-3363Research ArticleЭКОНОМИКА: ПРОБЛЕМЫ, РЕШЕНИЯ И ПЕРСПЕКТИВЫECONOMICS: PROBLEMS, SOLUTIONS AND PROSPECTSКонтейнерные перевозки: на примере Восточной АфрикиContainer traffic: East African casehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9320-1730ГолубеваВ. С.GolubevaV. S.

ст. преподаватель, 

г. Санкт-Петербург

Senior Lecturer, 

St. Petersburg

golubevavs@gumrf.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5403ЩербининН. В.ShcherbininN. V.

студент, 

г. Санкт-Петербург

Student, 

St. Petersburg

scherbi.nik@yandex.ruФГБОУ ВО «Государственный университет морского и речного флота имени адмирала С. О. Макарова»РоссияAdmiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland ShippingRussian FederationФГБОУ ВО «Государственный университет морского и речного флота имени адмирала С.О. Макарова»РоссияAdmiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland ShippingRussian Federation20220204202202114123Copyright © Голубева В.С., Щербинин Н.В., 20222022Голубева В.С., Щербинин Н.В.Golubeva V.S., Shcherbinin N.V.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://vestnik.guu.ru/jour/article/view/3363

Статья раскрывает исторические особенности внешней торговли Восточноафриканского региона и ее транспортного обеспечения. В ходе исследования выполнен анализ структуры экспортно-импортных грузопотоков Восточной Африки как в колониальный период, так и в настоящее время. Рассмотрены объекты инфраструктуры региона, в том числе морские порты, учтена их привлекательность для инвестиций и ведения бизнеса. Показан текущий уровень сервиса контейнерных линий по обслуживанию транспортной составляющей внешнеэкономических сделок, выделены главные порты Восточной Африки по уровню линейного сервиса и по контейнерообороту. Выявлены основные проблемы и возможности наращивания торговых поставок Восточной Африки и их логистического обслуживания. 

The article reveals the historical features of foreign trade and its transport support in the East African region. In the course of the study an analysis of the export-import cargo flows structure in East Africa both in the colonial period and at the present time has been carried out. The region infrastructure facilities, including seaports, have been considered, their attractiveness for investments and doing business has been taken into account. The current level of container line service for providing the foreign economic transactions transport component has been shown and the main East African ports by level of line service and container turnover have been identified. The main problems and opportunities for increasing East African trade supplies and their logistics services have been revealed. 

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