
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 article considers the main approaches to forecasting the cargo base of rail freight traffic. The role and influence of strategic documents and macroeconomic indicators on the prospective volumes of cargo transportation on the railway network has been studied. The correlation of macroeconomic indicators and the structure of the cargo base is studied, taking into account the nomenclature groups of goods and directions of transportation.
Key words. Freight rail transportation, transport strategy, forecasting, macroeconomic indicators, production index.