Magazines — RZD-Partner International — 2 (2) June - August 2005
2 (2) June - August 2005
YEAR OF GREAT CHANGES: The year of 2004 was of special nature for the Russian transport complex. The administrative reform started in March to lay foundation of legislative, inspective and legal functions division of the federal bodies of executive power can't help provoking temporary additional difficulties regarding the solutions for everyday social-economic problems of the sector.RUSSIAN OIL WINS NEW MARKETS: The Russian Federation took the second place regarding oil extraction volume after Saudi Arabia and one of the key suppliers. Thus, transportation of oil bulk becomes the issue of great importance.
PANORAMA: The Russian port sector changed considerably after the reform. Handling capacities extension, infrastructure development, investment volume increase and throughput growth characterise today's state of the affairs.
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RUSSIA GOT ITS TRANSPORT STRATEGY
EDITORIAL
This spring the Transport Strategy of the Russian Federation till 2020 was approved by the RF Government. This event is extraordinary important to Russia. Considering the great number of transport infrastructure objects open for investment, long-term construction and period of covering the outlay the policy of on-the-spot decisions for temporary problem solutions had to be stopped. The major issues of this document are covered in our article "With Future Perspective" and here we'd like to pay attention to some aspects of crucial importance.Year of Great Changes
RUSSIAN TRANSPORT COMPLEX
The year of 2004 was of special nature for Russia. The Russian administrative reform started in March. Such a step was taken to lay foundation of legislative, inspective and legal functions division of the federal bodies of executive power. Reorganizations of this sort can't help provoking temporary additional difficulties regarding the solutions for everyday social-economic problems of the state. Thus the Ministry of Transport of the RF had to be persistent while the reform unfolding and do their best to sustain transport complex stability and control.With Future Perspective
RUSSIAN TRANSPORT COMPLEX
On April 28, 2005 the RF Government approved a new programme document "Transport Strategy of the Russian Federation till 2020" that was created to give a new stimulus for the whole transport system of the state. What are its basic issues?Task: Function Division
REFORM
To put into practice the principles of functioning under market economy conditions, which were determined in Russia at the beginning of the 90s, the Russian Ministry of Railways (MPS) made a decision to establish a special railway department whose main task would be the optimization of the interaction between the railways and their clients, and railway transportation services promotion in the market.Tariff System: Current Situation and Development Prospects
TARIFFS
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Public-Private Partnership: to Be or not to Be
PROJECTS AND INVESTMENT
The term "public-private partnership" appeared in Russia lately, when the state managed to accept that can not fully maintain and develop infrastructure. Evidently insufficient infrastructure development could prevent the country's economy from developing that is why the state decided to invite the business community.Financial Locomotive For Russian Railways
FINANCES
TransCreditBank, OAO RZD basic bank, is considered to be the largest bank of Russia that specializes in offering its services to the transportation sector.Joining EU: Pro and Contra
CIS AND BALTIC STATES
One year has passed since ten more countries joined the EU that made the European Confederation establishment closer. Among new members of the community are our neighbours-the Baltic countries who are strategic partners of Russia from transport relations aspect point of view.Russian Oil Wins New Markets
CARGO AND ROUTES
According to the preliminary data oil extraction in Russia in 2004 amounted to some 459 mln tones. However, only 192 mln tones was delivered to the domestic market and the rest was exported. Thus the Russian Federation took the second place in terms of extraction after Saudi Arabia.Russian Pipelines Go East
CARGO AND ROUTES
Russian pipelines system can truly be regarded as most extensive in the world, though due to permanent increase of oil export volumes at the present moment Russia suffers certain lack of pipeline capacities. That was the reason for the Russian Government's decision made late April to launch Eastern pipeline construction which is to join Eastern Siberia and the Pacific ocean and will make it possible to boost oil deliveries towards Japan and China starting from 2008. In regards of new directions launch on the oil transportation market experts hope for competition raise between major cargo carriers which are railway operators and pipeline owners. Russian Oil Pipeline Market TodayCarrying Responsibility
CARGO AND ROUTES
The first three months of the Russian railways functioning proved the tendencies that had been outlined at the end of last year. It should be reminded that under such tendencies we consider the following ones: OAO RZD profit rate decrease and also transportation dynamics fall of the most profitable constituent - oil bulk(under significant shortage of the crude oil loading volumes).Containerization on Russian Scale
CARGO AND ROUTES
Russia keeps up with thó leading countries at the rate of container transportation growth, and if the volumes regarding at the same level, the turnover can reach 7 million TEU by 2010. So, development of the Russian container infrastructure turns into a major tendency characterising transport sector development for the next five years.Russia To Unite Europe and Asia Again
TRANSPORT CORRIDORS
In tensional surrounding of the Middle East and potential threat for shipping via the Suez Canal countries of the South Asia region started search of alternative routes for cargo transportation to Europe and back. The optimal variant is supposed to become the "North - South" international transport corridor.On Way To World Standards
TRUCK HAULAGE
Since 1999 the tendency of strong economic growth in the Russian Federation has been stimulating the increase of the truck haulage volume.Reform and Rule
PORT
The ports infrastructure anticipatory development has been recognized as a strategic goals of the state. At that, in the light of the seaports turnover dramatic increase, it was the qualitative parameters of the infrastructure development and the services rendered to be emphasized, as the attractiveness and the competitive strength of the national ports are to be raised by means of great investment activity and increased operation efficiency.
Transmashholding: Equal among Leaders
PRODUCTION AND SERVICES / Rolling Stock
The railway engineering market is among the world's oldest and most advanced ones. Russia has always held a strong position on it, meeting its own needs for rolling stock. The last few decades have been probably the most dramatic and toughest ones in the entire history of the Russian railway engineering. The economic crisis of the 1990s resulted in a drop in cargo and passenger transportation in the country, followed by a dramatic reduction in demand for new railway machinery. The Russian Ministry of Railways (now JSC Russian Railways) - the main customer of the railway equipment manufacturing plants - kept the industry enterprises virtually on a starvation diet for an entire decade. This caused numerous bankruptcies and put the industry on the verge of collapse.Evolution of Customs Service
CUSTOMS
A country's foreign trade largely depends on how effective its customs service operates and how perfect the customs legislation is. In this respect Russian has made a big step forward of late. Still there are quite a number of problems in the sphere.
Utrecht Forum
EXHIBITIONS AND SYMPOSIUMS
On April 4-7, in Utrecht (the Netherlands), the Rail-Tech Europe 2005 conference and exhibition, one of the key events of the European rail market, was held. The event was organized by EuroPoint and supported by Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer (UIC). The RZD-Partner magazine was the Russian media partner of the conference. It also presented its international project The RZD-Partner International at the exhibition.Welcome to Korea
EXHIBITIONS AND SYMPOSIUMS
The second Korea Railways & Logistics Fair which is to take place from 8 to 11 June 2005 at BEXCO (Busan Exhibition & Convention Center), Busan, Korea. Supported by Busan Metropolitan City, Korean National Railroad, Korea Rolling Stock Industries Association (KORSIA) and RFID/USN Association of Korea, the fair is being organized as a joint venture between BEXCO and Messe Frankfurt Korea. "The RZD-Partner International" is a Russian media partner of the event.