SEA TRANSPORT CORRIDORS AND THEIR PLACE IN THE SYSTEM OF TRANSPORT CORRIDORS OF THE WORLD ECONOMY
The authors analyze different approaches to the interpretation of the concept of “transport corridor”, and represent the classification of transport corridors. The concept of “sea corridor” (“sea transport corridor”) is defined. The geographical features of sea transport corridors are revealed, their significance for the world economy is highlighted.
Keywords: transport corridor, sea corridor (sea transport corridor), transport system, sea transport, world economy.
Highlights:
♦ the main approaches to the interpretation of the transport corridor are considered, the classification of transport corridors is given and the author’s definition of a sea corridor (sea transport corridor) is made;
♦ the features of a geographical arrangement of sea transport corridors are revealed;
♦ the importance of sea transport corridors for the functioning and development of the world economy has been determined.
Dmitry V. Abramov, Candidate of Economics, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of World Economy; Aleksey A. Golovlyov, Doctor of Geography, Professor of the Department of world Economy. - Samara State University of Economics.