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RUSSIAN SHIPPING COMPANIES: FROM AMBITIONS TO CONSOLIDATION: The year is to become not the most favourable in part of scaled projects realization and fleet replenishment for Russian vessel owners, especially comparing to the previous two years. However, the companies continued to carry out programmes of development, which shows that there is a certain stability in the sector.MOST STABLE CARGO FLOW: During the five last years transportation of crude oil grew threefold, and of oil products – almost by 25%. The domestic freight transportation increased by 16%, and the export doubled. However, nowadays, the dynamics of oil bulk loading growth reduced. This year, the volume of the cargo transportation is expected to increase by 4% year-on-year.
RUSSIA IS READY TO SPEED UP: National rolling stock for high-speed transportation has worn out or has not been developed yet. Nevertheless, experts believe in the near future Russia will be able to develop such rolling stock with the use of foreign technologies on the national industrial basis.
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.
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.
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.
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.
3 (3) September - November 2005
FIATA visits Russia: Shipping companies have started offering forwarding and logistics services, too. In the face of this competition, FIATA advises its members to continue specializing and concentrate on adding value to goods and service offers they provide for their customers. Panorama: During the period of January-June,2005 throughput of the Russian transport totalled 2299.2 bln t/km. However the growth amounted to 2.8% year-on-year, while in 2003 the corresponding index reached 7.4%. What are the key factors that influenced the throughput growth?
OAO RZD voices new objectives: In June 2005 Vladimir Yakunin,who previously acted as the company's senior vice-president, was appointed OAO RZD president. What alterations in strategy and tactic will the corporation undergo? Some of them were demonstrated by the first programme reports and early decisions made by the new head of the company.
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.
1 (1) March - May 2005
COOPERATION GOES FIRST: According to the Strategic Programme of the company its mission envisages market demand on transportation satisfaction, operation efficiency increase as well as services improvement and deep integration into Euro-Asian transport system.RUSSIA AND CHINA: TRANSPORT INTEGRATION: On cooperation perspectives of Russia and China, in particular, within freight railway transportation sector OAO RZD Senior Vice-President Khasyan Zyabirov speaks.
PER ASPERA AD ASTRA: On the current situation of the ports sector speaks the Chairman of the Directors Board of the Association of sea port of Russia Vitaly Yuzhilin.
