Dear readers! The tenth issue of LOGISTICS journal opens with a large article dedicated to the results of the BRICS Business Forum, held on October 18, 2024 in Moscow. Yulia Kislova, Director of Agency Market Guide LLC and publisher of LOGISTICS journal, attended the event and prepared an article where she paid special attention to international trade and logistical connectivity of the countries of the association. The details are in the room.
Dear readers! We present to your attention the ninth issue of the Logistics magazine, in which we have collected and combined relevant materials. On the pages of the new issue, we paid close attention to the personnel problem. You will be interested in SuperJob's research on changes in demand for personnel over the year, salaries of truck drivers and warehouse staff. Our author V.S.
Dear readers! First of all, we would like to welcome all participants of the grand industry event – the CeMAT RUSSIA exhibition, which will be held from September 17 to 19, 2024, in Moscow, Crocus Expo IEC, Pavilion 1. LOGISTICS magazine will be presented at the event, we invite you to our stand C309, where you can get acquainted with the latest issue of the magazine and find out the terms of cooperation with the editorial office.
Annotation. Today the urgency of the problem of taxi passenger transportation in large Metropolitan areas and beyond is due to the existing market realities, which do not suit either passengers or businesses engaged in this field. In the current reality, it is difficult to ensure good quality of services, fair competition and a proper level of security.
Annotation. During the blockade of Leningrad, which lasted from September 8, 1941 to January 18, 1944, the main logistics route connecting the blockade city with the Big Land passed along the territory of the Leningrad Region and Lake Ladoga free of the enemy. The use of this route allowed to deliver to the population and troops everything necessary to achieve victory over the enemy. Nowadays, the land part of the blockade logistics route is marked with commemorative kilometer pillars with the inscription «Road of Life».
Annotation. The analysis of barriers to the development of accelerated container transportation in the Eurasian space reveals the problems of cargo downtime at the Belarusian-Polish border crossing. A possible solution could be the redistribution of trains along the new route – through the Kaliningrad TLC (transport logistic center). The theoretical significance of the work lies in the analysis of existing freight routes in the Eurasian space and the search for new effective solutions for continued economic growth.
Annotation. In this article there is the option of optimizing the procurement process in logistics by using a tool for the distribution of proposals, taking into account all the limitations and opportunities. This tool was developed due to the complexity of the process of selecting the optimal scenario among many offers.
Annotation. The article analyzes the European experience of creating and functioning a transcontinental transport and logistics system on the example of Portugal in the period from 1961 to 1974.
Key words. Types of transport, cargo and passenger transport, African colonies.
Annotation. The article considers and defines the concepts of freight forwarder and carrier, including by type of transport. The principal differences between a freight forwarder and a carrier are accumulated and formulated. A brief analysis of the differences in the rights and obligations, as well as the responsibility of the freight forwarder and the carrier under the contract of freight forwarding and cargo transportation is considered and carried out.
Annotation. The possibility of lifting the ban on the transportation of high-capacity containers in universal rolling stock (in gondola cars) and potential effects on the transport market is considered. Concrete steps are proposed to build logistics chains of transportation that balance the interests of the infrastructure owner, carrier, cargo owners and rolling stock operators.
Key words. Container, gondola car, fitting, platform, logistics, terminal, railway.