Magazines — RZD-Partner International — 3 (7) September - November 2006
3 (7) September - November 2006
"TO GIVE UNHAMPERED ACCESS": Rail transport importance for foreign trade between Russia and China cannot be overestimated. Recently about 80% of aggregate turnover was transported by railways. Vadim Morozov, First Vice-President of OAO RZD, comments on this cooperation perspectives.FERROUS METALLURGY: DEPENDENCE ON WORLD SITUATION OR STRONG COMPETITION?: Since the beginning of 2005 most part of Russian metallurgical enterprises slowed down and reduced volumes of metal produce, which can be explained by worsening of the market situation in the world. However, nowadays the situation is changing for the better: Russian metal is again popular abroad, as well as inside the country.
FROM FRONT AND BAND: Last year can be characterized by the emergence of many companies announcing their plans to open their own logistic container terminals. Among them are the Far Eastern Transport Group, ZAO Eurosib, OOO Containerships East, OOO National Container Company etc.
Forum Heads for Regions
LOGISTICS
Regular business forums are badly needed and have great importance for transport market participants, as they allow to discuss crucial issues of the sector and help to form a self-regulated multi-modal transport market. Since 2003 OAO RZD and «RZD-Partner» business magazine, under support of the RF Transport Ministry, have been organizing annual international conferences «OAO RZD on the transport service market: cooperation and partnership» and starting from 2006, forums of this sort have been held not only in the heart of Russia, but also in regional centers.