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.
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TRANSPORTATION / Container transportation
Nowadays, the volume of container transportation via the Transsib is growing by 50% a year, and yet the potential of the railway has not been fulfilled. Gennady Bessonov, General Secretary of the Coordinating Council on Transsiberian Transportation (CCTT), talks about the development of the Transsiberian railway.
