Magazines — RZD-Partner International — 2 (6) June - August 2006
2 (6) June - August 2006
USING ONE GAUGE: Many experts believe that in the near future Russia can become Finland's largest trade partner. Naturally,the transport sector, including railway, occupies one of the key positions in the process.RUSSIAN TIMBER: RAW MATERIAL OR PRODUCT?: Russian timber transportation is on the rise nowadays. However, the tendency may turn out to be a temporary one, since timber producers face the growth of prices for energy carriers and raw timber, as well as tariff increase on transportation. Consequently, in the near future timber transportation volume can significantly reduce in Russia.
LOST ON THEIR OWN FIELD: The Board of OAO RZD set a target to increase their loading volume by 2.8% in 2006. However, in the first quarter of 2006, transportation volume increased by 1.4% only; thus, in the second quarter the task was corrected.
Stake On Transit
CIS AND BALTIC STATES
Until 2015 in Kazakhstan about 2,000 kilometers of railways are planned to be built and over 2,700 kilometers of railway to be electrified. Moreover, great attention will be paid to development and modernization of present-day border check-points. Project of the new border check-point (Saryozek-Horgos) on the border with China is also discussed. This project clearly shows Kazakstan is going to develop as a transit corridor which could become a serious competitor to the Russian Transsib in terms of foreign trade transportation to the countries of the Asian-Pacific region.