Dear readers! We are pleased to present you the sixth issue of the LOGISTICS magazine in 2025, which contains a lot of relevant materials. In the latest issue, our permanent partner COMITAS company presents an innovative solution dictated by the shortage of warehouse space and difficulties with personnel selection – the high-rise automated self-supporting "COMITAS Warehouse".
Dear readers! The first half of the year is approaching, which means that on the pages of the fifth issue of the magazine you will find a lot of useful analytical materials on the markets of warehouse real estate, cargo transportation, etc. Our authors Yu.V. Klimenko, M.G. Grigoryan, R.N.
Dear readers! We present to your attention the fourth issue of the LOGISTICS journal. By tradition, in the April issue we summarize the results of TransRussia | SkladTech 2025. This year, the exhibition attracted a record number of exhibitors and over 30,000 visitors. Under the heading "non-economic activity", we are posting an interesting article by A.V. Efimov on the prospects for the development of non-primary non-energy exports from Russia to Vietnam.
VTG Rail Russia (OOO “VTG”), a Russian division of the leading European wagon hire and rail logistics company VTG AG, has signed a new contract for the supply of 250 platforms (13-9744-06) intended for the transportation of containers and tank containers with AO “Transmash” (Stock Company “Transportnoye Mashinostroyeniye”). The first platforms are joining fleet of VTG Rail Russia in the 4th quarter of 2021, and the final batch of wagons will be delivered early 2022.
Cooperation of Transmash and VTG Rail Russia has started in 2019. During this period VTG Rail Russia has acquired 439 platforms from Transmash, including brand new pocket-wagons in terms of Russian rail market. Platforms 13-9744-06 offer ideal loading capacity of max. 73 t and optimized for high-capacity containers and tank containers up to 36 t tare weight. Tie down devices and additional fitting stops on the wagon frame-work accommodate tank containers on the central part of the platform. Service life of the abovementioned wagons is 32 years.