Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1116500 | Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences | 2013 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
International freight transit is transportation of goods through third countries which are neither senders or consumers of the transported freight. International freight transit provides the use of transport infrastructure capacities and the development of transport infrastructure in Latvia, especially in seaports and railways. In Latvia approximately 97% of all transported freight carried by railway is international freight transit. The turnover of Latvia's seaports is approximately 90% international freight transit transport. This paper describes comparative position of Latvia in Logistics Performance Index and assesses international competitiveness of Latvia's international freight transit services by applying a SWOT analysis.
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