Introduction
European nations that make up the EU largely collaborate on geopolitical, ecological, and economic issues. These nations joined to form a union that creates laws and regulations that control trade in their domestic markets and how the members interact with other non-member nations on the international market. The United States and Canada are essentially in charge of North America. Cooperation and shared ideals in relation to economic, intellectual, social, and diplomatic links exist between Europeans and Americans. The majority of these connections have a strong impact on transatlantic relationships.
North America
In the Americas, the sector of freight transportation, particularly the cross-border one, is regarded as having significant GHG emissions. The American system strongly focuses on monitoring subsidies and controlled emission pricing, which prevents GHG emissions from truck and railway transport networks (Katsela et al., 2022). American transportation integration is very concerned with environmental protection. Numerous studies on the effect of transportation on changing climate have urged that renewable power requirements and other environmental protection measures be standardized and adopted in the sector.
In the United States, transportation is presently the second biggest energy consumer, and in Canada, it is major. Both the national government and the national regulatory bodies in charge of combating climate change are quite concerned about fuel economy (Allen & Newmark, 2019). It should also be noted that supply chain management in the United States has changed into a more complete and complicated structure as a result of the internationalization of the industrial sector and logistics. This has abolished inventories in favor of unified supply chain management solutions. The development of GPN is primarily based on logistical advancement.
Europe
The requirement for enhanced productivity on the general transportation system via logistics, which aims for more eco-friendly, effective, and safe energy consumption rates, is equivalent to North American policies in EU nations. The European Union is facing new problems as a result of globalization (Wiegmansa et al., 2018). Because of the economy’s rapid expansion, the transportation system has also expanded, which has contributed to traffic jams, smog, pollution, and fatalities. What is more, fossil fuels are heavily used in transportation. To lessen the negative environmental consequences of freight and preserve ecological mobility, the EU has set European loading regulations.
Comparison
The freight networks in Europe and North America differ and compare in several aspects with regard to technologies, infrastructure, methods, and the facilities in use. First, both systems heavily rely on the usage of shipping crates and containers in general for the delivery of goods. The use of technologies to make labor simpler, quicker, and more productive is another commonality (Wiegmansa et al., 2018). It may be seen in storage facilities like refrigeration during transportation and in transportation methods like quick trains to save time. They require a cutting-edge harbor with a highly effective loading and unloading system for goods.
Additionally, the globalization of commerce and the ramifications of these two continents for global politics highlight the distinction between them. Over the past few years, the US has dramatically shifted its foreign trade strategy to bolster its economic and diplomatic position in Asia, focusing on American-Chinese relations. Europe, in turn, is also keen to try new markets in the region, but the European countries’ economic presence there is not significant yet.
Conclusions and Future Research
Thus, the above discussion was dedicated to the comparison of North America and Europe in terms of transportation, globalization, and related policy-making. The most interesting part is how the continents are about to deal with the issue of climate change to which the mentioned industries contribute. Future research may focus on joint initiatives that aim to address the issue.
References
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Katsela, K., Güneş, Ş., Fried, T., Goodchild, A., & Browne, M. (2022). Defining urban freight microhubs: A case study analysis.Sustainability, 14(1).
Wiegmansa, B., Champagne-Gelinasb, A., Duchesneb, S., Slackc, B., & Witted, P. (2018). Rail and road freight transport network efficiency of Canada, member states of the EU, and the USA. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 28(1), 54–65.