International land-sea trade corridor for sustainable transportation: A review of recent literature

Abstract

International Land-Sea Trade Corridor (ILSTC) is a new corridor connecting Western China and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which has a great impact on the development of transportation, trade, and economy of these regions. This study first overviews the research on ILSTC and analyzes the research trend using literature analysis tools. Some selected studies are then reviewed following three research clusters namely transportation and logistics, economy and trade, and development status and significance analysis. We investigate the main research topics and findings of the literature to show the research progress on ILSTC. Finally, this study analyzes the characteristics of the up-to-date research and proposes some future research directions based on the literature analysis.