
Dear readers! We present to you the first issue of 2026, in which we have collected a number of interesting materials on issues of modern logistics.
We are pleased to present to you the final issue of the journal in 2025 and inform you that LOGISTICS is opening a new page in its development by starting cooperation with the Crystal Growth Foundation, which means that the information saturation of the publication will change for the better. The first issue is dedicated to one of the innovative domestic developments, AI-Kantorovich, which the Crystal Growth Foundation created together with Hive Mind AI.
Dear readers! We are pleased to present to you the eleventh issue of the journal in 2025. There are a lot of relevant and useful materials in the issue, which, hopefully, will not be ignored.
You have got a new issue of the Russian Logistics Journal ‒ 2017. It is designed to acquaint the audience with the activities of the Russian-speaking journal ‒ “Logistics”, which has been published in the Russian Federation for more than 20 years, as well as the achievements of the Russian logistics in 2016.
The issue presents the articles reflecting the level of the logistics development in the country. We invite the Readers to pay attention to the results of the annual survey of the level and trends of the logistics development in the Russian Federation, as they are shown in the article by Dmitry Efimenko and Vasily Demin “Logistics development in Russia: current situation, forecast, key challenges and priorities of companies” – research findings. The research is traditionally conducted within 12 years from December to January and includes the survey of manufacturing, trade and logistics companies, analysis of strategic data, identification of common problems, experts’ estimates.
The article by Dmitry Stapran “How and why do companies outsource logistics in Russia?” Will trigger the interest of experts. The author examines the history of logistics outsourcing in the Russian Federation. The analysis is based on the industries with the largest volume of logistics operations ‒ mining, trade, etc. Tendencies and forecasts of the development of logistics operations outsourcing in Russia are given.
The article by Andrei Pavlovich “The procurement of services does not end with the selection of a supplier...” gives the experience of Coca-Cola Hellenic in Russia in outsourcing logistics services. It describes the organization and holding of tenders for outsourcing, there are given the criteria for the tender for the provision of logistics services to be a success.
The impact of globalization on the development of logistics is considered in the articles by Andrey Kryazhev, Timur Yakubov, Sergei Zimin, “The potential of establishing a regular transcontinental high-speed freight rail traffic” and by Suren Chibukhchyan "Transit opportunities of the Eurasian Economic Union". Single information and economic space, being formed as a result of rapid development of technologies, determines the development of a number of trends related to the globalization of the goods and services market, logistics included.
We hope that the issue of our Digest will allow you to have a clear idea of the Russian logistics. It will be especially useful for the companies that intend to enter the Russian market. “Logistics” journal wishes you success and is ready to give every possible assistance in your doing business in the Russian Federation.
