Magazines — RZD-Partner International — 4 (4) December-February 2005/2006
4 (4) December-February 2005/2006
BETWEEN EUROPE AND ASIA: The Mission of the state-run railway company Russian Railways (OAO RZD) is aimed at satisfying the transportation market, increasing efficiency and services quality and deep integration into Eurasian transport system. The international aspect of the latter target is becoming more and more significant day by day.CONTINENTAL BRIDGE: Russia reached its maximum volume of container transportation in the 1980ies. Then it amounted to 31 mln tons. Up to now there have been no results shown that could compare to or exceed this figure. This year some 19.5 mln tons are planned to be made. Surely, it won't break the record mentioned, but obviously the sector is getting closer and closer to it...
TRANSPORT ENGINEERING: FROM DUSK TILL DAWN: After the Soviet Union disintegration the Russian engineering industry had suffered a long stagnation, largely conditioned by the break-up of the economic interrelations system that used to exist between individual enterprises during the planned economy era. At the same time, the geography of the engineering industry that had been formed under the communist rule underwent no notable changes, which indicated the preserved potential of the industry that can become the sound basis for further progress.
Wheels of Ukrainian economy
CIS AND BALTIC STATES
On December 14, 2005 the State administration of railway transport of Ukraine - central controlling body of Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsya) celebrates its 14th anniversary. Just a month before that, on November 11, by the Ukraine president's order, head of Ukrzaliznytsya - Zenko Aftanaziv resigned. He was the fifth head of the company and the fourth general director who had been working for the company less than 9 months. During this period, Ukraine changed eight Ministers of Transport. At present, 30-years old Viktor Bondar has taken the post and become the second head of the Ministry joining Transport and Communication sectors. Considering the fact that during the same period Ukraine changed 14 prime-ministers, it can be easily said that Ukrainian transport sector has undergone both the "transition period" of the state in general and a series of "smaller transition periods" connected with a certain "mobility" of the transport sector governing body.