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4 (16) November - February 2008-2009
Baltic Ports: Freight War in the Face of an Economic CrisisAfter the beginning of economic instability caused by the world financial crisis, the fight between the former Soviet ports on the Baltic Sea may become even more bitter. Are the largest Russian players happy with their position? What are their chances of coming out on top? What strategy will they choose in these new, difficult conditions?
New Life Is Promised To BAM
The Baikal-Amur Mainline railroad (from East Siberia to Far East) runs through an area rich in mineral resources desired in the People's Republic of China. In 2007-2008, OAO RZD and a number of private companies have undertaken efforts to modernise BAM. One can see evidence of the fact that, in the near future, BAM will come out of its present poor state to become one of the busiest railroads in Russia.
More Than Half Of The Park Is In Private Hands
Reform of Russia's railway transport structure should be completed in 2010. Perhaps, one of its few conclusively positive results is the emergence of new, independent players on the market, private operators and development of competition between them and OAO Russian Railways.
3 (15) August-November 2008
Load Money in WagonsA highly regulated industry with a low level of transparency in a country described in the Western press as a cradle of excessive bureaucracy and corruption. Add to this the ongoing global financial crisis and you will see the reason why a parade of IPOs of Russian rail operators suddenly looks a bit of unlikely. Despite all the problems RZD's subsidiaries and independent companies are going to pull money from stock exchanges and some of them have already handled the task successfully.
Olympic Sochi: Unique Transport Solutions
The transport infrastructure in Sochi will take up a big part of the funds allocated to preparations for the Winter Olympics in 2014. The management of OAO RZD, in turn, plans to spend almost 300 billion roubles for Olympic projects alone, as well as organise high-speed links between Moscow and Adler.
The First Public-Private Road In Russia
The first project in this field started in summer 2008 in Saint Petersburg when the winners of a tender to build the West High-Speed Diameter (WHD) highway. This highway will connect different parts of the city.
2 (14) April-June 2008
Logistics Destroys Borders: The question whether to open a representative office or not is urgent for many Russian transport and logistics companies. RZD Conquers The Middle East: Early this year, OAO RZD won several international tenders held in Saudi Arabia and Algeria. Also, the first infrastructure contract with Iran was concluded. Meanwhile, OAO RZD waits for new tenders.
“Freight Will Always Find The Path Of Least Resistance”: Mr Stig Nerdal, UIC Project Director, talks about the opportunities for integrating the RF into the international transport system.
Spending a Sixth of Annual Revenue on Repairs: The main problems for private wagon owners in Russia are the quality and terms of repair as well as harmonisation of the delivery process for spares.
1 (13) February 2008
OAO RZD: Export Services to India: Lately, OAO RZD has actively been promoting its developments in the international transport market and shown much interest in participation with foreign infrastructure projects.Russian Ports Are Losing Metallurgical Cargoes: Russian portmen will have to think over how they can keep ferrous metallurgy production from being re-directed to competitors and onland border crossings; and rolling stock operators will have to decide on how to use universal and special parks more efficiently.
There Are No Rules, But The Game Is Going On: In OAO RZD a new department has been created – the Department of Freight Transportation Marketing and Tariff Policy. It is headed by a famous specialist in transport circles, Evgeny Mikhailov, who used to be Deputy Director of the Tariff State Regulation and Infrastructure Reforms Department in the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. In his exclusive interview with The RZD-Partner International magazine, Mr Mikhailov talked about the targets of the new department and about his vision for tariff reform.
4 (12) December-February 2007
ÎÀÎ RZD outlines the long-term targets: Railway engineering development passes ahead of the general rates of industrial development in Russia. OAO RZD Vice-President Valentin Gapanovich comments on the basic prospects of the sector, production acceptance criteria and problems the national engineering sector is to face in the near future. Target-Oriented Development: At present the RF Ministry of Transport is developing a new Federal target programme “Development of Transport System of Russia” with the budget worth RUR 3 trln. The programme will be implemented in 2010–2015 and is aimed at modernization of large-scaled projects in road, railway and sea transport.
Let’s fight rolling stock deficit!: Deficit in rolling stock has resulted in railway machine engineering boom and as a result growth of demand for new railway engineering production by OAO RZD and private operators. In 2007 growth of rolling stock production is estimated at 15%.