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Global Journal of Business,Management and Accounting Vol. 2(1) pp.028-040,May 2012
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New Eurasian Land Bridge: An Evaluation of Efficiency Characteristics
Ksenia K A Novikova1and Otieno Robert Kennedy2
1Transportation Management College,Dalian Maritime University,Dalian, Liaoning, 116026, China,
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1Maritime State University,Vladivostok, Russia.
E-mail: shenia3253@163.com ,Phone: +86 130 1942 9939 or +86 134 7876 2710
2AP Service, Logistics Section,Ministry of Internal Security,Harambee House, Nairobi, Kenya,
E-mail: robertko78@gmail.com; rkotieno2000@yahoo.co.uk, Phone: +254 705 664 676
Accepted 16th April 2012.
Abstract
Economic growth of any country or region is dependent on nature of the transport system within it and between it and other countries or regions. Increase in trade volumes between Europe and Asia coupled with high transport costs, long transit time and extended threats in marine and air transportation as crashes, pirate attacks, terror acts and the like, has resulted in development of the New Eurasian Land Bridge and its greater use. High speed overland haulage through the New Eurasian Land Bridge can greatly increase trade, boost globalization and regional integration. Therefore, there is need for the infrastructure to be utilized efficiently. This research used expert interview to identify efficiency characteristics and central tendency statistics to analyze survey data and determine the significance of the efficiency factors. Structural Equation Modeling, SEM, applying SPSS AMOS® software was used to build a model of the efficiency characteristics. Results of this research point out areas that need to be improved like data accuracy, reliability of trains and rail-road, speed and energy factors.
Key Words: New Eurasian Land Bridge, railway transport, modeling, efficiency, Delphi survey.