COMMENT | 23.01.2012

Will the operator’s market be reformed?

Will the operator’s market be reformed?It seems that the idea of reduction of quantity of the operator companies from sphere of abstract discussions has passed in a plane of practical decisions. Project of document is published on  website of the Transport Ministry of the Russian Federation. In case of its realization the structure of operator’s community can be changed considerably.

INTERVIEW | 23.01.2012

Time of long-term contracts has come

Time of long-term contracts has comeIn the general opinion, the market of operator services expects the serious changes. Rough events of the last year had regular development in new year. The chairman of board of directors of «Sovfraht» OJSC Alexander Ivanov told about his vision of immediate prospects.

NEWS

RZD has accepted the first electric train "Lastochka" in Germany for the Olympic Games

27.01.2012 (17:04)

RZD JSC at factory of German concern Siemens in Krefeld accepted the first electric train "Lastochka", which is constructed by request of the company for service of passengers in carrying out of Winter Olympic games in Sochi in 2014, press-service of RZD has informed.

Network Rail plans alliances with train operators

27.01.2012 (17:04)

Infrastructure manager Network Rail formally announced plans to form 'alliances' between its operational regions and franchised passenger train operating companies on January 23, saying this would streamline decision-making and deliver 'a more passenger-focused operation at lower cost'.

Baltic index falls to 753 points

27.01.2012 (16:32)

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, fell again on Thursday as the fall in iron ore spot trade continued to depress rates, Reuters reports. The overall index which gauges the cost of shipping commodities including iron ore, coal and grain, fell 31 points or 3.95 percent to 753 points and was at its lowest since Jan. 6, 2009. It has now halved since the start of the year.

LDZ Cargo Company declared competition on the delivery of 200 freight cars

27.01.2012 (15:27)

LDZ Cargo (associated company of Latvian Railway company Latvijas dzelzcels, LDZ) declared the competition on delivery of 200 freight cars, site LDZ informs.

Moscow - Berlin Talgo agreement

27.01.2012 (12:53)

RZD President Vladimir Yakunin and Patentes Talgo President Carlos Palacio Oriol signed an agreement on January 25 that will see the Spanish manufacturer work with the Russian Railway Research Institute to develop rolling stock for RZD network.

Russian tall ship sets sail on trans-Pacific voyage

27.01.2012 (11:27)

The Russian sailing vessel Pallada sets off today, January 27 from Vladivostok in Russia's Far East for an over three-month international trans-Pacific expedition, RIA Novosti reports quoting a spokesman for the vessel owner, Far Eastern State Technical Fisheries University.

VNIIZhT and Patentes Talgo sign contract to adapt Talgo passenger rolling stock to 1520 mm broad gauge rail system

27.01.2012 (11:14)

Joint Stock Company VNIIZhT (Research Institute of Railway Transport), a subsidiary of Russian Railways, and the company Patentes Talgo, have signed a framework agreement to adapt the passenger rolling stock made by the company Talgo to the 1520 mm broad gauge rail system.

EXHIBITIONS AND CONFERENCES

TRANS RAIL CONNECTION 2012

07.02.2012 - 08.02.2012

France, Paris

PTC World Congress

29.02.2012 - 02.03.2012

USA, Orlando

Rail Industry Meetings 2012

07.03.2012 - 08.03.2012

France, Lille

PRESS REVIEW

Gazprom cuts prices for european customers

19.01.2012 (14:52) | RIA Novosti

Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom has cut gas prices for long-term contracts with European energy firms to bring them in line with trends on spot markets, the head of Gazprom’s export arm Alexander Medvedev said on Tuesday.

Russia sets up yet another border checkpoint

19.01.2012 (11:44) | BarentsObserver.com

There are now four checkpoints in 30 kilometers. Russia and Norway are introducing visa-free travel in the border zone to ease contact between neighbors. FSB border guard on the other side has set up yet another checkpoint on the road, making European record on passport control between two countries.

Russia's Putin dreams of sweeping Eurasian Union

10.01.2012 (16:54) | Logistic.ru

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has a vision for a Soviet Union-lite he hopes will become a new Moscow-led global powerhouse. But, his planned Eurasian Union won't be grounded in ideology: This time it's about trade.