SUEZ CANAL: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ON ALTERNATIVE TRADE ROUTES

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https://doi.org/10.18568/internext.v19i1.758

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International logistics, Supply chain, International maritime and railway transport, Systematic literature review

Abstract

Objective: This research aimed to analyze the main alternative routes to Suez Canal Route (SCR): North Sea Route (NSR) and Trans-Siberian Route (TSR). Method: A systematic literature review (SLR) was carried out using the Web of Science (WoS) database. Forty-eight related articles were found, of which 16 remained for further analysis after refinement. Main Results: It was identified that the TSR and NSR routes are economically viable compared to the SCR, given certain specific conditions, and that the railway mode is less studied in relation to the maritime mode. Relevance / Originality: Possible alternative trade routes for the transportation of goods, both via maritime and railway modes, were identified, with the highlighting of advantages and disadvantages. Theoretical / Methodological Contributions: The study is relevant for the international logistics field, since, by analyzing each transport mode, it was possible to highlight issues that need to be further explored in relation to existing routes. Social / Management Contributions: This study contributed to determining TSR as the most cost-effective route according to the articles analyzed in the SLR. It also clarified issues such as prices, costs, distances, advantages and disadvantages, sustainability issues, as well as updated data from other studies.

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Author Biographies

Pedro Alexandre Ranzan, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Sul – Bento Gonçalves (RS), Brazil.

Pedro Alexandre Ranzan currently is an export analyst in a company based on Bento
Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul. He holds a graduate degree in Logistics from Federal
Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Sul. Also, he is
finishing his second graduate in International Trade at Caxias do Sul University.

Tatiane Pellin Cislaghi, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Sul – Bento Gonçalves (RS), Brazil.

Tatiane P. Cislaghi is currently a Professor in Management and International Trade at
Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Sul, Bento
Gonçalves, Brazil. She holds a doctor degree in Administration from Unisinos
University, Porto Alegre, Brazil. She was a visiting student in the Kassel University,
Germany (2018). Her main research interests are related to governance of agri-food
chains in an emerging country context, supply chain management, buyer-supplier
relationship, inter-organisational relationship, inter-organisational governance, logistics.
She has published in journals such as Supply Chain Management: An International
Journal, among others.

ela, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande – Santo Antônio da Patrulha (RS), Brazil.

Elieti Biques Fernandes is a professor and researcher at the Federal University of Rio
Grande–FURG, Santo Antônio da Patrulha, Brazil. She earned her PhD in Business
Administration at Unisinos Business School, Brazil. Her inter-university exchange
doctorate was done at Witten/Herdecke (UWH) University, Germany. She received her
MBA at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul— UFRGS, Brazil, and Specialist in
International Policy at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul–PUCRS,
Brazil. Her main areas of research are interorganizational relationships,
interorganizational projects, and governance.

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Ranzan, P. A., Cislaghi, T. P., & Fernandes, E. B. (2024). SUEZ CANAL: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ON ALTERNATIVE TRADE ROUTES. Internext - International Business and Management Review, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.18568/internext.v19i1.758