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Heading:TRANSPORT. TRANSPORTATION

Elaboration of key performance indicators (KPIs) for provision of the sea cargo transportation services

The article discusses the use of new key performance indicators for working with clients managers (KPI) that will allow to eliminate bottlenecks in the organization of sea carriage, to provide the company the opportunity to serve customers better and to gain the sustainable position in the market.

Key words. Sea carriage, international carriage, key performance indicators, freight forwarding company, forwarding services, sea transport, consolidated cargo.

Comparison of the methods to plan goods delivery to the Northern regions of the Russian Federation

Reviewed comparison of methods of planning of delivery. Recommendations on the improvement of technological and organizational interoperability of vehicles of delivery of cargoes depending on its type, taking into account the external factors on the proposed floating criteria.

Key words. Planning, carriage of goods, Northern regions of the Russian Federation.

Ways to implement transit potential of the Northern Sea Route in the context of benefits to the Russian economy

This paper covers on the competitive advantages of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) for XXI century in connection with its transit potential.

Key words. The Northern Sea Route, transit potential, competitive advantages, international freight.

Logistics of Urban Passenger Traffic

The authors show the importance of the urban passenger transport and the characteristics of their organization and performance through the use of logistics concepts and methods. Justifies the need to review the existing forms of organization of this work. The practical results of using the logistic approaches to solving problems, passenger logistics.

Key words. Transport system, passenger transportation, mobility, the trip, the consumer, the loss-making, costs, business structure and logistics.

Port-hub as a Part of the Transport System: Role and Significance

Use in practice “hub&spoke” model in shipping has marked a new stage in port development, which include the formation of large node centers, so-called “hub ports”. At the same time there is no commonly used general definition of a term “hub port”, and characteristics of hub ports used in literature very seriously. The goal of the article is to set up a definition of a hub port, figure out its role and significance in transport system.

Key words. Hub port, port, transport, logistics, transport system. 

Iran + TRACECA = Russian logistics

The article deals with provisions that open up to Russian freight traffic using the Caspian transport route TRACECA, and the potential of the North-South corridor with Iranian Railway, through the Iranian port of Amirabad in the Black Sea and Bandar Abbas in the Persian Gulf. The necessity of development of Russian waterways with the transport route from Central Russia via the Caspian Sea (the port of Astrakhan and Olya), as well as the creation of a trans-Caspian economic cluster.

"Reliability and quality is the basis of company’s success…"

Express cargo delivery: current state and prospects of the development in the Eurasian Economic Union

The article highlights the current state and features of customs logistics in the area of express delivery services, as well as points out prospects and tendencies in this scope, considering an international experience.

Key words. Express cargo, express delivery, customs control, customs logistics, the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

Transit opportunities of the Eurasian Economic Union

The problems of transit opportunities and prospects for their development in the countries of the Eurasian Union, and in particular the role of Armenia as a bridge between Europe and Asia.

Key words. Eurasian Economic Union, Armenia, transit, transport, transport corridor, freight turnover, railways.

Container terminals in St. Petersburg and Leningrad region: tools to improve the competitiveness

Transportation of cargo in containers turned ports into multifunctional transport nodes. Sole specialization, existence of single hinterland, emergence on the St. Petersburg and Leningrad region container market of strong newcomers – all this influenced greatly the competition level in the industry. The goal of the article is to set out the ways of raising regional container terminals competitiveness. For this purpose current status and prospects of development of container business in St. Petersburg and Leningrad region will be defined.