" Companies have two completely different approaches. Some of them cut the investments in information technology and stop investing in new jobs and software. This is a special approach to cost saving during the crisis."

"Gradually Russia joins the trend of international container traffic growth. The growth potential lies, on the one hand, in the growth of the total cargo volumes and in reaching the European level of transportation, and on the other hand, in the growth of containerization of cargo flows, a trend which characterizes the European countries."

When shipping containers over the network of the Russian Railways, often problems arise that can be solved by closer cooperation between the JSC Russian Railways and the freight forwarders and operators.

Kieran Ring, chief executive officer of the Global Institute of Logistics, told Deliver journal about one of the most ambitious projects of recent years pertaining to container port terminals, Termed Container Terminal Quality Indicator (CTQI).

Edil Iskhakov, president of joint-stock company Kaztransservice, Kazakhstan’s national container operator, believes that the container-fitting platforms (or container wagons) made in CIS countries do not allow rail haulage operators working in countries with a 1,520 mm gauge to comply with international requirements in freight train speed and service quality.

The present economic crisis has dealt a serious blow to the development of route transportation

The most challenging segment of the transportation services market over the next few years will be the segment for sea and river shipping services. Inland water transport combined with other modes of transport has been gaining momentum.

We must resolve the current shortage of container trains by buying not only the existing types of flat wagons, but also modern-day, high-tech rolling stock. Siman Povarenkin, tells Deliver how rail carriers can optimize their acquisition of modern rolling stock

Tero Payunen, General Director of Cargotec RUS LLC, the Russia representative of Kalmar Industries, supplier of loading and unloading equipment, explains how to automate the process of transshipping containers

Yury Boronenko, General Director, Federal State Unitary Enterprise «Wagons Research Innovation Centre», tells deliver about the latest solutions in the manufacture of container wagons