The aim of this article is to analyze the conditions for the development of logistics networks in the Baltic Sea Region. In the era of globalization, the problem is not creating a competitive advantage for companies or countries, but rather utilizing comparative advantage by regions.
A prerequisite for this is utilizing the opportunities inherent in the region and the economic integration of the region. A condition for economic integration is the transformation of transport connections into logistics networks. The Baltic Sea Region is one of the most dynamically developing areas in Europe. For many countries located here, maritime connections are an essential condition for economic exchange. The development of the Region is also dependent on internal economic ties. Thus, both economic ties within the region and with the external environment are strictly dependent on the scale of development of logistics networks in the region and its surroundings. This is a necessary condition for increasing trade exchange between the countries of the Baltic Sea Region, with the European Union Single Market, and with the Far and Middle East.
Introduction
The Baltic Sea Region (BSR) belongs to areas where logistics and maritime transport are developing actively despite the recession. Network connections and sea-land transport chains are developing particularly quickly. This trend is characteristic of the entire world, but in the BSR, it manifests itself in a particularly intense way, especially in Germany and the Scandinavian countries.
Despite the recession, transport, forwarding, and logistics are the fastest-growing areas of economic activity and an industry in which high value-added is created. Global production allocation and the significant distance between production and consumption markets have caused transport, forwarding, and logistics to gain importance over the last two decades. – Logistics is the key to improving economic competitiveness, economic growth, and reducing poverty – stated Otaviano Canuto, World Bank Vice President for Poverty Reduction and Economic Management, during the presentation of the latest World Bank report titled Connecting to Compete 2012: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy. (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine 5/2012
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