
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 expediency and effi ciency of the introduction of mobile block sections and virtual couplings, which allow to optimize the interval regulation of train traffic, reduce inter-train intervals, reduce the cost of electricity for traction, as well as the cost of infrastructure maintenance, are shown. The economic aspects of the introduction of these innovations are revealed.
Key words. Infrastructure, block-section, auto-blocking, train, traffi c light, railway, track, cargo fl ow, locomotive.