
Dear readers! In September the CeMAT RUSSIA exhibition was held, which showed everyone that innovations and robotics are increasingly penetrating the logistics industry. We can safely say that many technologies are tested here, and only then they go out into the world. However, it is not only CeMAT RUSSIA that demonstrates the prevalence of the digital agenda.
Dear readers! This is the ninth issue of the journal, which turned out to be very rich and diverse. Traditionally, the issue is opened by an analyst. The material by Alina Nasyrova from the Market Guide Agency, dedicated to investments in warehouse complexes in Russia, recalls the importance of developing logistics infrastructure for the integrated development of regions.
Dear readers! We present to your attention the eighth issue of the magazine and its materials.
Annotation. The most important feature of the transport services market in the field of transportation of perishable goods is that it is subject to the seasonality factor. When forming a fleet of insulated vehicles, the logistics operator should, on the one hand, fully provide shippers with rolling stock throughout the season, and on the other hand, if possible, avoid forced downtime of rolling stock while waiting for loading. The article offers tools for assessing and monitoring the seasonality factor in the market of transportation of perishable goods in the form of a weekly seasonal loading map.
Key words. Perishable cargo, seasonality factor, refrigerated container, seafood, railway transportation.