Magazines — RZD-Partner International — 1 (5) March-May 2006
1 (5) March-May 2006
"IF IT IS TRANSIT, WE'LL MAKE IT COMPETITIVE": "Russia hosts foreign airplanes, in the future we'll welcome trains (the Finnish "Sibelius" has already been calling) and, consequently, river vessels. We ought not to close, but, on the opposite, we should encourage the boost of transportation volumes", assures Igor Levitin, The RF Minister of Transport.DEPENDENT COAL: Lately Russian coal sector has been considered one of the most stable and fast developing, due to high coal prices on the world markets and investment activity of coal producers. Analysts evaluate coal produce at about 282 million tons in 2005.
TO SAVE RUSSIAN SHIPBUILDING: Russia is one of the leading sea powers in the world, historically in possession of a strong merchant, fishery and military fleet. However, by now it has almost lost its leading positions in the sphere of shipping and shipbuilding.
International road haulers association: We are satisfied with 2005 results
RF TRANSPORT: RESULT AND PROSPECTS
About 25% of the Russian foreign trade cargoes (according to the price of the goods) is transported by road haulages. "The figure is so high because the consumer entrusts more valuable cargoes, than those transported by other transport modes, to us", Yury Sukhin, President of the Russian International Road Haulers Association (ASMAP), asserts. What important changes happened in the life of Russian international road carriers last year?