Development of maritime container transport in Southeast Asia

Abstract

The article presents the role of marine container transport in the present-day world economy, taking into consideration the position of China, Japan, South Korea and India in the global system of containerized cargo transport. Transshipments in the largest container ports of Asia in the period 1990–2016 are discussed. The container ship tonnage in China, Japan, South Korea and India is analyzed in the studied period. The main institutions financing the transport infrastructure development in the Europe-Asia transport corridors are described.