This study employs the ‘shift-share’ technique to assay the status of seaport in the newly-independent Baltic States in terms of their prospects for commercial viability. It delineates the material, economic and political conditions confrontiger port managers and policy makers in these states. Each must deal with the consequences of disruption of long-standing trade dependencis and the transition from opeation within ‘the Rouble zone’ to free market structures integrated with western trade systems. These problems are compounded by Russia's appaent policy decision to re-route transit cargo away from Baltic State ports, the traditional ‘window on the West’. to ports located in Russia itselft. Disruption of traditional hinterlands and transit cargo volumes for Baltic State ports will impact their ability to invest in essntial modernization and expansion projects, necessitated by emerging competitive pressures. It is speculated that one potential strategy available for capturing a niche and reclaiming the role of the East–West commercial bridge is through participation in the Trans-Siberian Railway ‘land-bridge’ trade.


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    Independent Baltic State ports: the outlook for commercial viability?†‡


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    1993-01-01




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    Article (Journal)


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    Electronic Resource


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