Analysis of the World Fleet Capacities in the Context of the Northern Sea Route with Help of the EDAS Methodology

The relevance of the world fleet capacities’ analysis, with an emphasis on the container transport, as well as the use of the promising opportunities of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) is acquiring a global meaning. The influence and dominance of the maritime powers in this market is no longer traditional and does not directly depend on classical factors. As a result of the crisis economic trends caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the continuous search for a cost optimization and complex cargo transportation strategies that include new opportunities and directions are coming to the fore. The purpose of this study is to investigate the position of the largest players in the sea ​​freight market with the intensification of the NSR navigation. This article based on the analysis of the best strategic alternatives using the EDAS methodology. The proposed multi-criteria model demonstrates that the strategic choice of leading cargo carriers is based on focusing not only on the key indicators of maritime transport, but also on the complex nature of their strategy.

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  • Accession Number: 01838948
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Mar 18 2022 12:17PM