The State of the World Transport and Logistics Infrastructure and Transport and Logistic Services Market

Abstract: The research provides an overview of the state of the world transport and logistics infrastructure and transport and logistic services market. Globalisation of international economic relations imposes new requirements on the efficiency of transport and logistics infrastructure. The author studies the current state of the objects of world transport and logistics infrastructure, defines their essence and elaborates on their structure. The paper examines main trends in transport and logistics infrastructure development in recent years, paying special attention to the infrastructure objects of the rail transport, container transport as well as to port development. The author scrutinises the state and structure of the global transport and logistic services market, gives its geographical and product structure, and discovers the reasons behind the changes in the market structure.