Magazines — RZD-Partner International — 2 (14) April-June 2008
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.
Editorial
EDITORIAL
Saudi Arabia, Algerian, Iran, Armenia – you’ve probably heard the names of these countries in relation to OAO RZD’s (The Russian railways JSC) activities. The company is confidently breaking its borders to win tenders throughout the Middle East and the CIS (pp. 32–37). The last gains of RZD reflect not only the fact that Russian engineers and builders have profound and useful know-how, but also the trend towards internationalisation of railways, which they desperately lack.