Magazines — RZD-Partner International — 2 (14) April-June 2008

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.

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“Railways Have Good Opportunities. And They Should Be Used Better!”

Since motorways, ports and sea lines are overloaded, there appears the demand for railway transport services in spite of less profitable rates in comparison with sea transport and smaller opportunities to deliver goods door-to-door as with road transport. Werner Albert, Chairman of the Board of Directors of TransInvest Holding AG and President of Association of European Transsiberian Operators (GETO), and Hans Reinhard, CEO of InterRail Holding AG, told The RZD-Partner International about their vision of developing land routes between Europe and Russia and Europe and Asia.




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