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VUZ, the European certification authority for rail transport, has issued EVRAZ NTMK with a Compliance Certificate (TSI) for rolled railway wheels with a diameter of 920 mm of design type BA 319, to be used for freight cars. Certification of this new railroad product will allow the company to consolidate its position in the European market, especially in Germany.
EVRAZ NTMK’s convertor shop produces special steel grade ER7 with high quality features for the production of BA 319 wheels. The wheels also passed thermo-mechanical testing in an accredited Czech laboratory.
These audit procedures proved the effectiveness of the plant’s quality management system and its compliance with TSI requirements. The expert commission was impressed by the high level of process automation for wheel production, and by the archiving data system for each wheel. This is the second TSI certificate awarded to EVRAZ NTMK.
“EVRAZ plans to expand its presence in Russian and foreign markets. Our experts are working on new types of high quality railroad products, including railway wheels”, said EVRAZ Vice President, Head of Railway Products Division Ilya Shirokobrod. “This year, EVRAZ NTMK has already delivered its first batch of railway wheels for the fifth generation locomotives Evolution produced in Kazakhstan under license from General Electric (USA). Our next step is delivering the experimental batch of BA 318 wheels for Deutsche Bahn.”
EVRAZ NTMK is producing a new type of wheel for General Electric; a solid-rolled wheel with curvilinear S-shaped disks 1050 mm in diameter, with superior rim hardness from 320 Brinell and above.
Russia and China establish a system of mutual recognition of customs control – China
The customs regimes of China and Russia have launched a system of mutual recognition for customs inspection.
This means direct admission of goods into the territory of another country, if products have already been tested by internal customs. Thus, the process of customs control is streamlined.
Currently this system is implemented only at certain checkpoints: Dunnin-Poltavka, Suifenhe-Pogranichny. It was earlier reported that the Chinese company Baozhun has opened a direct export route for fruit and vegetable products to Russia from Dongning County. The zone near Dongning County, recently became a logistics center for exports of fruits and vegetables to the Russian Far East. The zone will be a wholesale market area of 70,000 square meters, equipped with a warehouse of 30,000 square meters, fridges and other structures. Customs clearance times at Dongning County will be significantly reduced.
The world's highest railway will run through the Himalayas – Tibet
The highest railway in the world, the opening of which is scheduled for the end of August 2014, will link the Tibetan city of Lhasa with Shigatse district.
The construction of the railway started in 2010, the cost of the project is $2 billion. The route stretches along the picturesque banks of the river Brahmaputra and the foothills of Mount Everest. During the trip, passengers will be able to see the beautiful mountain peaks. The beautiful scenery outside the window is not the only benefit of the new railway line, this route will significantly reduce travel time from Lhasa to Shigatse. The journey time will be reduced from five to two hours.
Railway will bring North Korea and South Korea together – North Korea
Pyongyang and Seoul are considering a joint participation in the integrated transport network beginning in Russia.
Russia, North and South Korea continue to develop trilateral projects designed to bring together those countries and form a single Eurasian space. The project that can strengthen security in the region, is an initiative to build a unified transport network of railways in the three countries. As recently stated by an MP from the ruling party of South Korea Sim Jae-Chol, North Korea agreed to the implementation of the Euro-Asian railway project. He said that it is based on the content of an official diplomatic document, signed by the representatives of Russia and the Republic of Korea.
Russian businessman Gennady Timchenko wants to build a tunnel under the Kerch Strait – Russia
The cost of the project will be around RUB 40 billion.
Now the project for the bridge over the Kerch Strait is being discussed, but G. Timchenko offers an alternative draft. According to the businessman, the bridge will cost about RUB 300 billion, but the throughput of the tunnel will be ten times higher than the current ferry service. But there are challenges –
roads will have to go through an inhabited quarter or zone of historic monuments.
Russia was unable to find investors for the bridge. Therefore the Kerch bridge will be built at the expense of the federal budget, without the involvement of foreign investors and money from the National Welfare Fund, but with the help of foreign construction workers, says Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak.
The construction of the bridge will cost RUB 247 billion. “The Federal Government, specifically the Ministry of Transport, Rosavtodor, will become an investor,” he said.
United States sent crude oil for export for the first time in 40 years – the USA
The United States sent crude oil for export for the first time in 40 years. Tanker BW Zambesi under the flag of Singapore left the port of Texas City. The cost of 400,000 barrels of oil aboard the tanker was estimated at $40 million.
Crude oil was sent to South Korea. It became possible due to the efforts of two energy companies. Officially the export policy of the USA has not changed, but sending oil to South Korea could become a “wedge that will open the door,” said the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of consulting company IHS CERA Daniel Yergin.
The USA seems to end its 40-year-old ban on oil exports. The final decision hasn’t been made yet, but the matter is going to be discussed by the Congress.
The Commerce Department offered two Texas enterprises - Pioneer Natural Resources and Products Partners of Houston –
to export a kind of light oil that might be refined into engine and plane fuel.
The first shipments would be rather small. It isn't clear which amount of oil these two organizations are allowed to export this year. US enterprises were banned from oil export since the Arab oil ban of the early 1970s. Meanwhile, the European Union strengthens pressure upon the USA and asks to cancel the long-term ban of oil export. The European Union adds new argument to the request: the Ukrainian crisis.
RZD will participate in the tender for the construction of railways in Brazil – Russia
Russian Railways JSC in the consortium with a Brazilian company intends to participate in the tender for the construction of railways in Brazil, said the First Vice President of the company Alexander Misharin on the sidelines of the Summit of the BRICS.
“The railways will be built via concession. We have a partner with whom we will participate”, A. Misharin said. “Railways will be built on the basis of concession – 70% will be paid by the National Bank, 30% – concessionaires. The state, through a special company, will redeem all the volumes of traffic”. According to him, the tender will be announced at 6 sites. It is supposed that the company will create a separate office in Brazil and will work as an engineering company.
A. Misharin also added that RZD could later become an operator of the railway.
Germany and the USA are interested in creation of a gas hub in Ukraine – Ukraine
Companies from Germany and the United States, planning to enter the Eastern European shale gas market, are interested in the creation of a gas hub in Ukraine, Deputy Head of Naftogaz Alexander Todiychuk declared.
The advantage of hub creation in Ukraine, according to
A. Todiychuk, is “the network of existing UGS which don't require big investments, it allows us to achieve very attractive storage costs. Besides, gas from these UGS can be delivered at least to eight countries”.
After long and ineffectual negotiations in June Gazprom entered a mode of an advance payment of gas deliveries and stopped its deliveries to Ukraine.
There was information that Ukraine has its own deposits of shale gas. But according to experts, there is no proof of this fact.
According to Svetlana Melnikova, the analyst of the Center of the World Energy Market Research at the Energy Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences., the shale gas formation in the territory of Ukraine, especially in the western Carpathian pool, is a geological continuation of the Polish deposits. Therefore it makes sense to address data in Poland. Exploratory researches of shale gas have been going on in Poland since 2007. And 52 slits drilled in the country didn't show any positive commercial result. For the entire period of research hypothetical estimates of the resources of shale gas in Poland were reduced practically by 90%. The country was left by three large companies – ExxonMobil, Chevron and Talisman Energy.
Meanwhile, many earthquakes already happened in the south of the central part of the USA in the State of Oklahoma. And the reason is shale gas. All of them occurred near Oklahoma City. According to the Geological service of the USA, the magnitude of tremors was 2.6 – 4.3 points. Jeffrey Abers, Professor from the University of Colombia, declared that these earthquakes were not natural phenomena, but had happened due to the activities of people in the region. Experts from Oklahoma suppose that the reason of the earthquakes is production of shale gas.
American expert told how Ukrzaliznytsya can be reformed – Ukraine
Ukraine has opportunity to implement one of three models of development of the railroads on the basis of the experience of the countries of Europe and North America during reformation of the railway transport of Ukraine (Ukrzaliznytsya), said the Director of Economic Research and Director of International Technical Assistance in the Economic Analysis Group, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice Russell Pittman, quoted by Unian.
The first model is vertical, when rolling stock is owned by independent transport companies, and the infrastructure is owned by Ukrzaliznytsya. According to the expert, such a model allows private companies to develop competition. However, the main problem of implementation of this model in Ukraine is the possibility of discrimination of one companies in favor of others by the state, the expert noted.
The second model is incomplete vertical division, when a third party is allowed into the market. The model means that the owner of railway infrastructure is Ukrzaliznytsya who also is the operator of rolling stock, but independent carriers also have access to the market. In Ukraine it is difficult to implement such a model because of the high intensity of movement of trains.
The third model is horizontal. It was successfully implemented in the USA, Canada, Brazil and Mexico. The model provides vertically integrated railway companies owning infrastructure and rolling stock. The competition in this model is based on the existence of alternative parallel routes of rail transportation. The expert gave an example of the horizontal model in Mexico. According to him, the market was entered by three railway companies which leased railway infrastructure and rolling stock. “The Mexican railroads before reform were in awful condition, they were subsidized by the state. Today these three companies invest hundreds of millions of dollars in infrastructure”, – R.Pittman told.
Russia will create a new airline for flights from Crimea-Russia
The Russian Government is going to create a new airline to ensure regular flights in the Crimea, the Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin wrote on Twitter.
He also said that domestic aircraft would be used on routes to and from Crimea. The Government is considering resuming production of small capacity passenger aircraft Il-114 for internal flights. The Ilyushin Il-114 is a turboprop aircraft with a capacity of 70 people, able to fly for a distance of 1,500 kilometers. Most likely, they will form the basis of a new airline.
Earlier the work of the newly created Russian low-cost airline Dobrolet was suspended due to sanctions by the West.
Cost of Hong Kong-China HSR rises by more than HKD $9 billion - China
MTR has estimated that the cost of building the Hong Kong-Shenzhen section of the high-speed Express Rail Link (XRL) will rise to HKD $71.52 billion.
In April, MTR announced that construction would be delayed by several months after torrential rain flooded several sites and caused substantial damage to tunneling equipment.
Having already pushed back the original 2015 completion date to 2017, MTR has now revised the link’s predicted cost upwards from HKD $62.4 billion to HKD $71.52 billion.
In a statement, MTR said: “This figure is based on a detailed review of the revised programme for completion of the XRL project in 2017 incorporating a range of scenario planning and taking into account various factors including the need for additional manpower, contractor resources and potential future events such as unforeseen site conditions.”
Work began on the Hong Kong section of the link – the second phase of the route – in 2010. The following year, the Guangshen section between Guangzhou and Shenzhen officially opened.
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VUZ, the European certification authority for rail transport, has issued EVRAZ NTMK with a Compliance Certificate (TSI) for rolled railway wheels with a diameter of 920 mm of design type BA 319, to be used for freight cars. Certification of this new railroad product will allow the company to consolidate its position in the European market, especially in Germany.
EVRAZ NTMK’s convertor shop produces special steel grade ER7 with high quality features for the production of BA 319 wheels. The wheels also passed thermo-mechanical testing in an accredited Czech laboratory.
These audit procedures proved the effectiveness of the plant’s quality management system and its compliance with TSI requirements. The expert commission was impressed by the high level of process automation for wheel production, and by the archiving data system for each wheel. This is the second TSI certificate awarded to EVRAZ NTMK.
“EVRAZ plans to expand its presence in Russian and foreign markets. Our experts are working on new types of high quality railroad products, including railway wheels”, said EVRAZ Vice President, Head of Railway Products Division Ilya Shirokobrod. “This year, EVRAZ NTMK has already delivered its first batch of railway wheels for the fifth generation locomotives Evolution produced in Kazakhstan under license from General Electric (USA). Our next step is delivering the experimental batch of BA 318 wheels for Deutsche Bahn.”
EVRAZ NTMK is producing a new type of wheel for General Electric; a solid-rolled wheel with curvilinear S-shaped disks 1050 mm in diameter, with superior rim hardness from 320 Brinell and above.
Russia and China establish a system of mutual recognition of customs control – China
The customs regimes of China and Russia have launched a system of mutual recognition for customs inspection.
This means direct admission of goods into the territory of another country, if products have already been tested by internal customs. Thus, the process of customs control is streamlined.
Currently this system is implemented only at certain checkpoints: Dunnin-Poltavka, Suifenhe-Pogranichny. It was earlier reported that the Chinese company Baozhun has opened a direct export route for fruit and vegetable products to Russia from Dongning County. The zone near Dongning County, recently became a logistics center for exports of fruits and vegetables to the Russian Far East. The zone will be a wholesale market area of 70,000 square meters, equipped with a warehouse of 30,000 square meters, fridges and other structures. Customs clearance times at Dongning County will be significantly reduced.
The world's highest railway will run through the Himalayas – Tibet
The highest railway in the world, the opening of which is scheduled for the end of August 2014, will link the Tibetan city of Lhasa with Shigatse district.
The construction of the railway started in 2010, the cost of the project is $2 billion. The route stretches along the picturesque banks of the river Brahmaputra and the foothills of Mount Everest. During the trip, passengers will be able to see the beautiful mountain peaks. The beautiful scenery outside the window is not the only benefit of the new railway line, this route will significantly reduce travel time from Lhasa to Shigatse. The journey time will be reduced from five to two hours.
Railway will bring North Korea and South Korea together – North Korea
Pyongyang and Seoul are considering a joint participation in the integrated transport network beginning in Russia.
Russia, North and South Korea continue to develop trilateral projects designed to bring together those countries and form a single Eurasian space. The project that can strengthen security in the region, is an initiative to build a unified transport network of railways in the three countries. As recently stated by an MP from the ruling party of South Korea Sim Jae-Chol, North Korea agreed to the implementation of the Euro-Asian railway project. He said that it is based on the content of an official diplomatic document, signed by the representatives of Russia and the Republic of Korea.
Russian businessman Gennady Timchenko wants to build a tunnel under the Kerch Strait – Russia
The cost of the project will be around RUB 40 billion.
Now the project for the bridge over the Kerch Strait is being discussed, but G. Timchenko offers an alternative draft. According to the businessman, the bridge will cost about RUB 300 billion, but the throughput of the tunnel will be ten times higher than the current ferry service. But there are challenges –
roads will have to go through an inhabited quarter or zone of historic monuments.
Russia was unable to find investors for the bridge. Therefore the Kerch bridge will be built at the expense of the federal budget, without the involvement of foreign investors and money from the National Welfare Fund, but with the help of foreign construction workers, says Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak.
The construction of the bridge will cost RUB 247 billion. “The Federal Government, specifically the Ministry of Transport, Rosavtodor, will become an investor,” he said.
United States sent crude oil for export for the first time in 40 years – the USA
The United States sent crude oil for export for the first time in 40 years. Tanker BW Zambesi under the flag of Singapore left the port of Texas City. The cost of 400,000 barrels of oil aboard the tanker was estimated at $40 million.
Crude oil was sent to South Korea. It became possible due to the efforts of two energy companies. Officially the export policy of the USA has not changed, but sending oil to South Korea could become a “wedge that will open the door,” said the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of consulting company IHS CERA Daniel Yergin.
The USA seems to end its 40-year-old ban on oil exports. The final decision hasn’t been made yet, but the matter is going to be discussed by the Congress.
The Commerce Department offered two Texas enterprises - Pioneer Natural Resources and Products Partners of Houston –
to export a kind of light oil that might be refined into engine and plane fuel.
The first shipments would be rather small. It isn't clear which amount of oil these two organizations are allowed to export this year. US enterprises were banned from oil export since the Arab oil ban of the early 1970s. Meanwhile, the European Union strengthens pressure upon the USA and asks to cancel the long-term ban of oil export. The European Union adds new argument to the request: the Ukrainian crisis.
RZD will participate in the tender for the construction of railways in Brazil – Russia
Russian Railways JSC in the consortium with a Brazilian company intends to participate in the tender for the construction of railways in Brazil, said the First Vice President of the company Alexander Misharin on the sidelines of the Summit of the BRICS.
“The railways will be built via concession. We have a partner with whom we will participate”, A. Misharin said. “Railways will be built on the basis of concession – 70% will be paid by the National Bank, 30% – concessionaires. The state, through a special company, will redeem all the volumes of traffic”. According to him, the tender will be announced at 6 sites. It is supposed that the company will create a separate office in Brazil and will work as an engineering company.
A. Misharin also added that RZD could later become an operator of the railway.
Germany and the USA are interested in creation of a gas hub in Ukraine – Ukraine
Companies from Germany and the United States, planning to enter the Eastern European shale gas market, are interested in the creation of a gas hub in Ukraine, Deputy Head of Naftogaz Alexander Todiychuk declared.
The advantage of hub creation in Ukraine, according to
A. Todiychuk, is “the network of existing UGS which don't require big investments, it allows us to achieve very attractive storage costs. Besides, gas from these UGS can be delivered at least to eight countries”.
After long and ineffectual negotiations in June Gazprom entered a mode of an advance payment of gas deliveries and stopped its deliveries to Ukraine.
There was information that Ukraine has its own deposits of shale gas. But according to experts, there is no proof of this fact.
According to Svetlana Melnikova, the analyst of the Center of the World Energy Market Research at the Energy Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences., the shale gas formation in the territory of Ukraine, especially in the western Carpathian pool, is a geological continuation of the Polish deposits. Therefore it makes sense to address data in Poland. Exploratory researches of shale gas have been going on in Poland since 2007. And 52 slits drilled in the country didn't show any positive commercial result. For the entire period of research hypothetical estimates of the resources of shale gas in Poland were reduced practically by 90%. The country was left by three large companies – ExxonMobil, Chevron and Talisman Energy.
Meanwhile, many earthquakes already happened in the south of the central part of the USA in the State of Oklahoma. And the reason is shale gas. All of them occurred near Oklahoma City. According to the Geological service of the USA, the magnitude of tremors was 2.6 – 4.3 points. Jeffrey Abers, Professor from the University of Colombia, declared that these earthquakes were not natural phenomena, but had happened due to the activities of people in the region. Experts from Oklahoma suppose that the reason of the earthquakes is production of shale gas.
American expert told how Ukrzaliznytsya can be reformed – Ukraine
Ukraine has opportunity to implement one of three models of development of the railroads on the basis of the experience of the countries of Europe and North America during reformation of the railway transport of Ukraine (Ukrzaliznytsya), said the Director of Economic Research and Director of International Technical Assistance in the Economic Analysis Group, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice Russell Pittman, quoted by Unian.
The first model is vertical, when rolling stock is owned by independent transport companies, and the infrastructure is owned by Ukrzaliznytsya. According to the expert, such a model allows private companies to develop competition. However, the main problem of implementation of this model in Ukraine is the possibility of discrimination of one companies in favor of others by the state, the expert noted.
The second model is incomplete vertical division, when a third party is allowed into the market. The model means that the owner of railway infrastructure is Ukrzaliznytsya who also is the operator of rolling stock, but independent carriers also have access to the market. In Ukraine it is difficult to implement such a model because of the high intensity of movement of trains.
The third model is horizontal. It was successfully implemented in the USA, Canada, Brazil and Mexico. The model provides vertically integrated railway companies owning infrastructure and rolling stock. The competition in this model is based on the existence of alternative parallel routes of rail transportation. The expert gave an example of the horizontal model in Mexico. According to him, the market was entered by three railway companies which leased railway infrastructure and rolling stock. “The Mexican railroads before reform were in awful condition, they were subsidized by the state. Today these three companies invest hundreds of millions of dollars in infrastructure”, – R.Pittman told.
Russia will create a new airline for flights from Crimea-Russia
The Russian Government is going to create a new airline to ensure regular flights in the Crimea, the Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin wrote on Twitter.
He also said that domestic aircraft would be used on routes to and from Crimea. The Government is considering resuming production of small capacity passenger aircraft Il-114 for internal flights. The Ilyushin Il-114 is a turboprop aircraft with a capacity of 70 people, able to fly for a distance of 1,500 kilometers. Most likely, they will form the basis of a new airline.
Earlier the work of the newly created Russian low-cost airline Dobrolet was suspended due to sanctions by the West.
Cost of Hong Kong-China HSR rises by more than HKD $9 billion - China
MTR has estimated that the cost of building the Hong Kong-Shenzhen section of the high-speed Express Rail Link (XRL) will rise to HKD $71.52 billion.
In April, MTR announced that construction would be delayed by several months after torrential rain flooded several sites and caused substantial damage to tunneling equipment.
Having already pushed back the original 2015 completion date to 2017, MTR has now revised the link’s predicted cost upwards from HKD $62.4 billion to HKD $71.52 billion.
In a statement, MTR said: “This figure is based on a detailed review of the revised programme for completion of the XRL project in 2017 incorporating a range of scenario planning and taking into account various factors including the need for additional manpower, contractor resources and potential future events such as unforeseen site conditions.”
Work began on the Hong Kong section of the link – the second phase of the route – in 2010. The following year, the Guangshen section between Guangzhou and Shenzhen officially opened.
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VUZ, the European certification authority for rail transport, has issued EVRAZ NTMK with a Compliance Certificate (TSI) for rolled railway wheels with a diameter of 920 mm of design type BA 319, to be used for freight cars. Certification of this new railroad product will allow the company to consolidate its position in the European market, especially in Germany.
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These audit procedures proved the effectiveness of the plant’s quality management system and its compliance with TSI requirements. The expert commission was impressed by the high level of process automation for wheel production, and by the archiving data system for each wheel. This is the second TSI certificate awarded to EVRAZ NTMK.
“EVRAZ plans to expand its presence in Russian and foreign markets. Our experts are working on new types of high quality railroad products, including railway wheels”, said EVRAZ Vice President, Head of Railway Products Division Ilya Shirokobrod. “This year, EVRAZ NTMK has already delivered its first batch of railway wheels for the fifth generation locomotives Evolution produced in Kazakhstan under license from General Electric (USA). Our next step is delivering the experimental batch of BA 318 wheels for Deutsche Bahn.”
EVRAZ NTMK is producing a new type of wheel for General Electric; a solid-rolled wheel with curvilinear S-shaped disks 1050 mm in diameter, with superior rim hardness from 320 Brinell and above.
Russia and China establish a system of mutual recognition of customs control – China
The customs regimes of China and Russia have launched a system of mutual recognition for customs inspection.
This means direct admission of goods into the territory of another country, if products have already been tested by internal customs. Thus, the process of customs control is streamlined.
Currently this system is implemented only at certain checkpoints: Dunnin-Poltavka, Suifenhe-Pogranichny. It was earlier reported that the Chinese company Baozhun has opened a direct export route for fruit and vegetable products to Russia from Dongning County. The zone near Dongning County, recently became a logistics center for exports of fruits and vegetables to the Russian Far East. The zone will be a wholesale market area of 70,000 square meters, equipped with a warehouse of 30,000 square meters, fridges and other structures. Customs clearance times at Dongning County will be significantly reduced.
The world's highest railway will run through the Himalayas – Tibet
The highest railway in the world, the opening of which is scheduled for the end of August 2014, will link the Tibetan city of Lhasa with Shigatse district.
The construction of the railway started in 2010, the cost of the project is $2 billion. The route stretches along the picturesque banks of the river Brahmaputra and the foothills of Mount Everest. During the trip, passengers will be able to see the beautiful mountain peaks. The beautiful scenery outside the window is not the only benefit of the new railway line, this route will significantly reduce travel time from Lhasa to Shigatse. The journey time will be reduced from five to two hours.
Railway will bring North Korea and South Korea together – North Korea
Pyongyang and Seoul are considering a joint participation in the integrated transport network beginning in Russia.
Russia, North and South Korea continue to develop trilateral projects designed to bring together those countries and form a single Eurasian space. The project that can strengthen security in the region, is an initiative to build a unified transport network of railways in the three countries. As recently stated by an MP from the ruling party of South Korea Sim Jae-Chol, North Korea agreed to the implementation of the Euro-Asian railway project. He said that it is based on the content of an official diplomatic document, signed by the representatives of Russia and the Republic of Korea.
Russian businessman Gennady Timchenko wants to build a tunnel under the Kerch Strait – Russia
The cost of the project will be around RUB 40 billion.
Now the project for the bridge over the Kerch Strait is being discussed, but G. Timchenko offers an alternative draft. According to the businessman, the bridge will cost about RUB 300 billion, but the throughput of the tunnel will be ten times higher than the current ferry service. But there are challenges –
roads will have to go through an inhabited quarter or zone of historic monuments.
Russia was unable to find investors for the bridge. Therefore the Kerch bridge will be built at the expense of the federal budget, without the involvement of foreign investors and money from the National Welfare Fund, but with the help of foreign construction workers, says Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak.
The construction of the bridge will cost RUB 247 billion. “The Federal Government, specifically the Ministry of Transport, Rosavtodor, will become an investor,” he said.
United States sent crude oil for export for the first time in 40 years – the USA
The United States sent crude oil for export for the first time in 40 years. Tanker BW Zambesi under the flag of Singapore left the port of Texas City. The cost of 400,000 barrels of oil aboard the tanker was estimated at $40 million.
Crude oil was sent to South Korea. It became possible due to the efforts of two energy companies. Officially the export policy of the USA has not changed, but sending oil to South Korea could become a “wedge that will open the door,” said the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of consulting company IHS CERA Daniel Yergin.
The USA seems to end its 40-year-old ban on oil exports. The final decision hasn’t been made yet, but the matter is going to be discussed by the Congress.
The Commerce Department offered two Texas enterprises - Pioneer Natural Resources and Products Partners of Houston –
to export a kind of light oil that might be refined into engine and plane fuel.
The first shipments would be rather small. It isn't clear which amount of oil these two organizations are allowed to export this year. US enterprises were banned from oil export since the Arab oil ban of the early 1970s. Meanwhile, the European Union strengthens pressure upon the USA and asks to cancel the long-term ban of oil export. The European Union adds new argument to the request: the Ukrainian crisis.
RZD will participate in the tender for the construction of railways in Brazil – Russia
Russian Railways JSC in the consortium with a Brazilian company intends to participate in the tender for the construction of railways in Brazil, said the First Vice President of the company Alexander Misharin on the sidelines of the Summit of the BRICS.
“The railways will be built via concession. We have a partner with whom we will participate”, A. Misharin said. “Railways will be built on the basis of concession – 70% will be paid by the National Bank, 30% – concessionaires. The state, through a special company, will redeem all the volumes of traffic”. According to him, the tender will be announced at 6 sites. It is supposed that the company will create a separate office in Brazil and will work as an engineering company.
A. Misharin also added that RZD could later become an operator of the railway.
Germany and the USA are interested in creation of a gas hub in Ukraine – Ukraine
Companies from Germany and the United States, planning to enter the Eastern European shale gas market, are interested in the creation of a gas hub in Ukraine, Deputy Head of Naftogaz Alexander Todiychuk declared.
The advantage of hub creation in Ukraine, according to
A. Todiychuk, is “the network of existing UGS which don't require big investments, it allows us to achieve very attractive storage costs. Besides, gas from these UGS can be delivered at least to eight countries”.
After long and ineffectual negotiations in June Gazprom entered a mode of an advance payment of gas deliveries and stopped its deliveries to Ukraine.
There was information that Ukraine has its own deposits of shale gas. But according to experts, there is no proof of this fact.
According to Svetlana Melnikova, the analyst of the Center of the World Energy Market Research at the Energy Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences., the shale gas formation in the territory of Ukraine, especially in the western Carpathian pool, is a geological continuation of the Polish deposits. Therefore it makes sense to address data in Poland. Exploratory researches of shale gas have been going on in Poland since 2007. And 52 slits drilled in the country didn't show any positive commercial result. For the entire period of research hypothetical estimates of the resources of shale gas in Poland were reduced practically by 90%. The country was left by three large companies – ExxonMobil, Chevron and Talisman Energy.
Meanwhile, many earthquakes already happened in the south of the central part of the USA in the State of Oklahoma. And the reason is shale gas. All of them occurred near Oklahoma City. According to the Geological service of the USA, the magnitude of tremors was 2.6 – 4.3 points. Jeffrey Abers, Professor from the University of Colombia, declared that these earthquakes were not natural phenomena, but had happened due to the activities of people in the region. Experts from Oklahoma suppose that the reason of the earthquakes is production of shale gas.
American expert told how Ukrzaliznytsya can be reformed – Ukraine
Ukraine has opportunity to implement one of three models of development of the railroads on the basis of the experience of the countries of Europe and North America during reformation of the railway transport of Ukraine (Ukrzaliznytsya), said the Director of Economic Research and Director of International Technical Assistance in the Economic Analysis Group, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice Russell Pittman, quoted by Unian.
The first model is vertical, when rolling stock is owned by independent transport companies, and the infrastructure is owned by Ukrzaliznytsya. According to the expert, such a model allows private companies to develop competition. However, the main problem of implementation of this model in Ukraine is the possibility of discrimination of one companies in favor of others by the state, the expert noted.
The second model is incomplete vertical division, when a third party is allowed into the market. The model means that the owner of railway infrastructure is Ukrzaliznytsya who also is the operator of rolling stock, but independent carriers also have access to the market. In Ukraine it is difficult to implement such a model because of the high intensity of movement of trains.
The third model is horizontal. It was successfully implemented in the USA, Canada, Brazil and Mexico. The model provides vertically integrated railway companies owning infrastructure and rolling stock. The competition in this model is based on the existence of alternative parallel routes of rail transportation. The expert gave an example of the horizontal model in Mexico. According to him, the market was entered by three railway companies which leased railway infrastructure and rolling stock. “The Mexican railroads before reform were in awful condition, they were subsidized by the state. Today these three companies invest hundreds of millions of dollars in infrastructure”, – R.Pittman told.
Russia will create a new airline for flights from Crimea-Russia
The Russian Government is going to create a new airline to ensure regular flights in the Crimea, the Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin wrote on Twitter.
He also said that domestic aircraft would be used on routes to and from Crimea. The Government is considering resuming production of small capacity passenger aircraft Il-114 for internal flights. The Ilyushin Il-114 is a turboprop aircraft with a capacity of 70 people, able to fly for a distance of 1,500 kilometers. Most likely, they will form the basis of a new airline.
Earlier the work of the newly created Russian low-cost airline Dobrolet was suspended due to sanctions by the West.
Cost of Hong Kong-China HSR rises by more than HKD $9 billion - China
MTR has estimated that the cost of building the Hong Kong-Shenzhen section of the high-speed Express Rail Link (XRL) will rise to HKD $71.52 billion.
In April, MTR announced that construction would be delayed by several months after torrential rain flooded several sites and caused substantial damage to tunneling equipment.
Having already pushed back the original 2015 completion date to 2017, MTR has now revised the link’s predicted cost upwards from HKD $62.4 billion to HKD $71.52 billion.
In a statement, MTR said: “This figure is based on a detailed review of the revised programme for completion of the XRL project in 2017 incorporating a range of scenario planning and taking into account various factors including the need for additional manpower, contractor resources and potential future events such as unforeseen site conditions.”
Work began on the Hong Kong section of the link – the second phase of the route – in 2010. The following year, the Guangshen section between Guangzhou and Shenzhen officially opened.
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VUZ, the European certification authority for rail transport, has issued EVRAZ NTMK with a Compliance Certificate (TSI) for rolled railway wheels with a diameter of 920 mm of design type BA 319, to be used for freight cars. Certification of this new railroad product will allow the company to consolidate its position in the European market, especially in Germany.
EVRAZ NTMK’s convertor shop produces special steel grade ER7 with high quality features for the production of BA 319 wheels. The wheels also passed thermo-mechanical testing in an accredited Czech laboratory.
These audit procedures proved the effectiveness of the plant’s quality management system and its compliance with TSI requirements. The expert commission was impressed by the high level of process automation for wheel production, and by the archiving data system for each wheel. This is the second TSI certificate awarded to EVRAZ NTMK.
“EVRAZ plans to expand its presence in Russian and foreign markets. Our experts are working on new types of high quality railroad products, including railway wheels”, said EVRAZ Vice President, Head of Railway Products Division Ilya Shirokobrod. “This year, EVRAZ NTMK has already delivered its first batch of railway wheels for the fifth generation locomotives Evolution produced in Kazakhstan under license from General Electric (USA). Our next step is delivering the experimental batch of BA 318 wheels for Deutsche Bahn.”
EVRAZ NTMK is producing a new type of wheel for General Electric; a solid-rolled wheel with curvilinear S-shaped disks 1050 mm in diameter, with superior rim hardness from 320 Brinell and above.
Russia and China establish a system of mutual recognition of customs control – China
The customs regimes of China and Russia have launched a system of mutual recognition for customs inspection.
This means direct admission of goods into the territory of another country, if products have already been tested by internal customs. Thus, the process of customs control is streamlined.
Currently this system is implemented only at certain checkpoints: Dunnin-Poltavka, Suifenhe-Pogranichny. It was earlier reported that the Chinese company Baozhun has opened a direct export route for fruit and vegetable products to Russia from Dongning County. The zone near Dongning County, recently became a logistics center for exports of fruits and vegetables to the Russian Far East. The zone will be a wholesale market area of 70,000 square meters, equipped with a warehouse of 30,000 square meters, fridges and other structures. Customs clearance times at Dongning County will be significantly reduced.
The world's highest railway will run through the Himalayas – Tibet
The highest railway in the world, the opening of which is scheduled for the end of August 2014, will link the Tibetan city of Lhasa with Shigatse district.
The construction of the railway started in 2010, the cost of the project is $2 billion. The route stretches along the picturesque banks of the river Brahmaputra and the foothills of Mount Everest. During the trip, passengers will be able to see the beautiful mountain peaks. The beautiful scenery outside the window is not the only benefit of the new railway line, this route will significantly reduce travel time from Lhasa to Shigatse. The journey time will be reduced from five to two hours.
Railway will bring North Korea and South Korea together – North Korea
Pyongyang and Seoul are considering a joint participation in the integrated transport network beginning in Russia.
Russia, North and South Korea continue to develop trilateral projects designed to bring together those countries and form a single Eurasian space. The project that can strengthen security in the region, is an initiative to build a unified transport network of railways in the three countries. As recently stated by an MP from the ruling party of South Korea Sim Jae-Chol, North Korea agreed to the implementation of the Euro-Asian railway project. He said that it is based on the content of an official diplomatic document, signed by the representatives of Russia and the Republic of Korea.
Russian businessman Gennady Timchenko wants to build a tunnel under the Kerch Strait – Russia
The cost of the project will be around RUB 40 billion.
Now the project for the bridge over the Kerch Strait is being discussed, but G. Timchenko offers an alternative draft. According to the businessman, the bridge will cost about RUB 300 billion, but the throughput of the tunnel will be ten times higher than the current ferry service. But there are challenges –
roads will have to go through an inhabited quarter or zone of historic monuments.
Russia was unable to find investors for the bridge. Therefore the Kerch bridge will be built at the expense of the federal budget, without the involvement of foreign investors and money from the National Welfare Fund, but with the help of foreign construction workers, says Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak.
The construction of the bridge will cost RUB 247 billion. “The Federal Government, specifically the Ministry of Transport, Rosavtodor, will become an investor,” he said.
United States sent crude oil for export for the first time in 40 years – the USA
The United States sent crude oil for export for the first time in 40 years. Tanker BW Zambesi under the flag of Singapore left the port of Texas City. The cost of 400,000 barrels of oil aboard the tanker was estimated at $40 million.
Crude oil was sent to South Korea. It became possible due to the efforts of two energy companies. Officially the export policy of the USA has not changed, but sending oil to South Korea could become a “wedge that will open the door,” said the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of consulting company IHS CERA Daniel Yergin.
The USA seems to end its 40-year-old ban on oil exports. The final decision hasn’t been made yet, but the matter is going to be discussed by the Congress.
The Commerce Department offered two Texas enterprises - Pioneer Natural Resources and Products Partners of Houston –
to export a kind of light oil that might be refined into engine and plane fuel.
The first shipments would be rather small. It isn't clear which amount of oil these two organizations are allowed to export this year. US enterprises were banned from oil export since the Arab oil ban of the early 1970s. Meanwhile, the European Union strengthens pressure upon the USA and asks to cancel the long-term ban of oil export. The European Union adds new argument to the request: the Ukrainian crisis.
RZD will participate in the tender for the construction of railways in Brazil – Russia
Russian Railways JSC in the consortium with a Brazilian company intends to participate in the tender for the construction of railways in Brazil, said the First Vice President of the company Alexander Misharin on the sidelines of the Summit of the BRICS.
“The railways will be built via concession. We have a partner with whom we will participate”, A. Misharin said. “Railways will be built on the basis of concession – 70% will be paid by the National Bank, 30% – concessionaires. The state, through a special company, will redeem all the volumes of traffic”. According to him, the tender will be announced at 6 sites. It is supposed that the company will create a separate office in Brazil and will work as an engineering company.
A. Misharin also added that RZD could later become an operator of the railway.
Germany and the USA are interested in creation of a gas hub in Ukraine – Ukraine
Companies from Germany and the United States, planning to enter the Eastern European shale gas market, are interested in the creation of a gas hub in Ukraine, Deputy Head of Naftogaz Alexander Todiychuk declared.
The advantage of hub creation in Ukraine, according to
A. Todiychuk, is “the network of existing UGS which don't require big investments, it allows us to achieve very attractive storage costs. Besides, gas from these UGS can be delivered at least to eight countries”.
After long and ineffectual negotiations in June Gazprom entered a mode of an advance payment of gas deliveries and stopped its deliveries to Ukraine.
There was information that Ukraine has its own deposits of shale gas. But according to experts, there is no proof of this fact.
According to Svetlana Melnikova, the analyst of the Center of the World Energy Market Research at the Energy Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences., the shale gas formation in the territory of Ukraine, especially in the western Carpathian pool, is a geological continuation of the Polish deposits. Therefore it makes sense to address data in Poland. Exploratory researches of shale gas have been going on in Poland since 2007. And 52 slits drilled in the country didn't show any positive commercial result. For the entire period of research hypothetical estimates of the resources of shale gas in Poland were reduced practically by 90%. The country was left by three large companies – ExxonMobil, Chevron and Talisman Energy.
Meanwhile, many earthquakes already happened in the south of the central part of the USA in the State of Oklahoma. And the reason is shale gas. All of them occurred near Oklahoma City. According to the Geological service of the USA, the magnitude of tremors was 2.6 – 4.3 points. Jeffrey Abers, Professor from the University of Colombia, declared that these earthquakes were not natural phenomena, but had happened due to the activities of people in the region. Experts from Oklahoma suppose that the reason of the earthquakes is production of shale gas.
American expert told how Ukrzaliznytsya can be reformed – Ukraine
Ukraine has opportunity to implement one of three models of development of the railroads on the basis of the experience of the countries of Europe and North America during reformation of the railway transport of Ukraine (Ukrzaliznytsya), said the Director of Economic Research and Director of International Technical Assistance in the Economic Analysis Group, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice Russell Pittman, quoted by Unian.
The first model is vertical, when rolling stock is owned by independent transport companies, and the infrastructure is owned by Ukrzaliznytsya. According to the expert, such a model allows private companies to develop competition. However, the main problem of implementation of this model in Ukraine is the possibility of discrimination of one companies in favor of others by the state, the expert noted.
The second model is incomplete vertical division, when a third party is allowed into the market. The model means that the owner of railway infrastructure is Ukrzaliznytsya who also is the operator of rolling stock, but independent carriers also have access to the market. In Ukraine it is difficult to implement such a model because of the high intensity of movement of trains.
The third model is horizontal. It was successfully implemented in the USA, Canada, Brazil and Mexico. The model provides vertically integrated railway companies owning infrastructure and rolling stock. The competition in this model is based on the existence of alternative parallel routes of rail transportation. The expert gave an example of the horizontal model in Mexico. According to him, the market was entered by three railway companies which leased railway infrastructure and rolling stock. “The Mexican railroads before reform were in awful condition, they were subsidized by the state. Today these three companies invest hundreds of millions of dollars in infrastructure”, – R.Pittman told.
Russia will create a new airline for flights from Crimea-Russia
The Russian Government is going to create a new airline to ensure regular flights in the Crimea, the Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin wrote on Twitter.
He also said that domestic aircraft would be used on routes to and from Crimea. The Government is considering resuming production of small capacity passenger aircraft Il-114 for internal flights. The Ilyushin Il-114 is a turboprop aircraft with a capacity of 70 people, able to fly for a distance of 1,500 kilometers. Most likely, they will form the basis of a new airline.
Earlier the work of the newly created Russian low-cost airline Dobrolet was suspended due to sanctions by the West.
Cost of Hong Kong-China HSR rises by more than HKD $9 billion - China
MTR has estimated that the cost of building the Hong Kong-Shenzhen section of the high-speed Express Rail Link (XRL) will rise to HKD $71.52 billion.
In April, MTR announced that construction would be delayed by several months after torrential rain flooded several sites and caused substantial damage to tunneling equipment.
Having already pushed back the original 2015 completion date to 2017, MTR has now revised the link’s predicted cost upwards from HKD $62.4 billion to HKD $71.52 billion.
In a statement, MTR said: “This figure is based on a detailed review of the revised programme for completion of the XRL project in 2017 incorporating a range of scenario planning and taking into account various factors including the need for additional manpower, contractor resources and potential future events such as unforeseen site conditions.”
Work began on the Hong Kong section of the link – the second phase of the route – in 2010. The following year, the Guangshen section between Guangzhou and Shenzhen officially opened.
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In the framework of the company’s strategy and the programme of innovative development till 2015, RZD is developing facilities and technologies matching international standards. There are several Russian companies whose investment in R&D matches that of the leading foreign companies, and RZD is one of them.
Recently the legal protection of technological innovations and enhancement of mechanisms for the protection of intellectual property have become a priority. The number of patents has increased almost fourfold lately over the past few years. We are gradually increasing the volume of patenting our developments abroad. The patent portfolio of the holding company has exceeded 2,500 copyright protection documents. Consequently, the intangible assets of the company are increasing.
One of the most important criteria for assessing the technological and economic stability of the company, as the largest consumer of energy resources in Russia, is the level of energy efficiency. In order to reduce transportation costs by using energy resources more efficiently, the company implemented a system of energy management. It helps achieve the main objectives of the Energy Strategy of RZD. There is an objective to reduce the energy-output ratio of transport activities by 7.2%, which is above the target (-6.6%), established by the Federal Tariff Service of Russia for the company.
Due to the target programmes and investment projects we carried out, energy consumption rose by 1.8%, while the operational results grew by 2.5%, therefore the energy/output ratio reduced.
It is especially important because RZD is one of the largest consumers of energy in the country. The company uses up to 6% of the total power produced in Russia, and more than 6% of diesel fuel.
The Energy Strategy and the Programme of Energy Saving and Increased Energy Efficiency, implemented by RZD, envisage over 13,000 measures, which will contribute to saving over one million tons of fuel and reducing CO2 emissions by almost 2.5 million tons.
According to the International Energy Agency and the International Union of Railways, RZD is first among the railways of the leading economic nations according to energy efficiency.
A priority in the field of increasing the efficiency of transport on the Russian railways is the use of state-of-the-art traction rolling stock.
Environmental-Friendly Locomotives
RZD in cooperation with the biggest national companies and research institutes is carrying out innovative work in the gas-engine locomotive manufacturing sector. I can confidently say that a scientific and technological basis for the implementation of government initiatives to increase the use of gas fuel has been created. GT1h, the world's largest gas turbine electric locomotive, which has passed tests, possesses unparalleled technical and environmental specifications. On this basis, we are creating the world's first fleet of such efficient machines.
A shunting gas-diesel locomotive running on liquefied natural gas has been developed in cooperation with the Russian company Transmashholding. Such machines are especially efficient in the transport hubs of cities.
The fleet of two- and three-diesel-engine and hybrid shunting locomotives is growing. They emit 30% fewer harmful substances into the air than mass-production machines. Thus, putting such vehicles into service should be considered as a contribution by Russian Railways in ensuring environmental safety and the creation of favorable conditions for human activity.
Heavy Train Traffic
A number of innovations in locomotive engineering are associated with the development of heavy train traffic, which will result in the transportation of additional cargo on the Russian railway network thanks to an increase in its capacity. This will generate additional revenues from infrastructure and locomotive services.
In the future, shuttle trains with Tpr railcars with a 27-ton axle load may be widely used. Pilot schemes for such trains have been launched for example on the Zabaikal Railway to examine their impact on tracks. Tests have shown that railcars with loads of up to 25 tons per axle have the same impact on tracks as railcars with standard bogies, which is achieved through new design solutions. Thus, it becomes possible to use trains weighing 12,600 and 14,200 tons.
To achieve these objectives, work is under way to create and put into operation new locomotives. First of all, the 2ES10 “Granite” electric locomotives. 60% of engineering solutions used on these machines had not been applied in the Russian machine building sector before. In particular, the electric locomotive is controlled by means of a microprocessor system, which integrates the diagnostics and automatic driving systems.
2TE25A “Vityaz” diesel locomotives with asynchronous driving motors were developed for heavy train traffic as well. The “Granite” and “Vityaz” locomotives proved their efficiency on different railway sections, including those with a complex track profile, where driving heavy trains had been barely possible before. The implementation of such machines significantly reduces the number of locomotives needed.
New AC freight locomotives of 2ES5 and 2ES7 series are being tested. An asynchronous traction drive contributes to better traction performance, lower energy consumption and maintenance costs. According to traction and energy specifications, the new machines are far superior to the locomotives made earlier. Articulated locomotives of these models can be driven from one cab. Today, RZD is going to set the requirements for next-generation wagons, so that rolling stock producers have a clear vision of what kind of rolling stock would be needed in the future. Such requirements will be set for locomotives as well. This machinery will ensure the most cost-effective transportation schemes are in place even amid limited infrastructure and carrying capacities.
Passenger Trains Are Gathering Speed
In the sector of machine building for passenger transportation, RZD develops partnerships not only with Russian producers, but also with a number of foreign companies, including Siemens and Alstom.
I can’t but mention a new EP20 dual-system passenger electric locomotive developed by the Russian machine builders. Today, EP20 is the most powerful in the world (7,200 kW) single-unit six-axle passenger locomotive. It was created at the Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant in a joint engineering center with TMH and Alstom Transport – TRTrans. This is the first domestic locomotive able to drive a passenger train at 200 kph. One of its distinctive features is that the cost of its life cycle is 15% lower than that of the existing models. Thanks to state-of-the-art components, the locomotive does not require frequent maintenance. Moreover, it consumes less energy than its predecessors.
Another project carried out in partnership with foreign companies is the first stage of the localization of the production of “Lastochka” electric trains in Russia.
High Standards
The strategic management of the quality of production is a key area for increasing the efficiency of the work of the company. It is based on the harmonization of development strategies for the transport machine building sector and railways. We are going to begin buying products from only those machine building companies, which have passed IRIS certification procedures.
20 Russian companies will receive the IRIS certificate in 2014. 58 enterprises in Russia and 4 in the CIS countries have been certified according to this standard since 2009. 105 Russian companies are registered on the IRIS website.
The IRIS standard was developed to improve the management system of business, which pays special attention to reducing of the number of defects in the supply chain. RZD has implemented it to stimulate the production of high quality engineering products and the expansion of innovation activity.
A major tool for the implementation of technical policy is enhancement of the regulatory base in the field of technical regulation. A switch to common technical regulations of railways of the Customs Union is currently on the agenda. RZD has undertaken a significant amount of work in this area: the company manages the activities of the national and interstate technical committees for standardization TC 45 and ITC 524, created on the initiative of the company. It also participated in the work of the Technical Committee TC 269 on the development of ISO standards.
All this creates a solid base for further development and innovations in the machine building sector in general and in particular in locomotive engineering, targeted to increase the efficiency of these industries, in which Russian Railways is extremely interested. ®
By Valentin Gapanovich,
Senior Vice President for Innovation Development – Chief Engineer of RZD
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In the framework of the company’s strategy and the programme of innovative development till 2015, RZD is developing facilities and technologies matching international standards. There are several Russian companies whose investment in R&D matches that of the leading foreign companies, and RZD is one of them.
Recently the legal protection of technological innovations and enhancement of mechanisms for the protection of intellectual property have become a priority. The number of patents has increased almost fourfold lately over the past few years. We are gradually increasing the volume of patenting our developments abroad. The patent portfolio of the holding company has exceeded 2,500 copyright protection documents. Consequently, the intangible assets of the company are increasing.
One of the most important criteria for assessing the technological and economic stability of the company, as the largest consumer of energy resources in Russia, is the level of energy efficiency. In order to reduce transportation costs by using energy resources more efficiently, the company implemented a system of energy management. It helps achieve the main objectives of the Energy Strategy of RZD. There is an objective to reduce the energy-output ratio of transport activities by 7.2%, which is above the target (-6.6%), established by the Federal Tariff Service of Russia for the company.
Due to the target programmes and investment projects we carried out, energy consumption rose by 1.8%, while the operational results grew by 2.5%, therefore the energy/output ratio reduced.
It is especially important because RZD is one of the largest consumers of energy in the country. The company uses up to 6% of the total power produced in Russia, and more than 6% of diesel fuel.
The Energy Strategy and the Programme of Energy Saving and Increased Energy Efficiency, implemented by RZD, envisage over 13,000 measures, which will contribute to saving over one million tons of fuel and reducing CO2 emissions by almost 2.5 million tons.
According to the International Energy Agency and the International Union of Railways, RZD is first among the railways of the leading economic nations according to energy efficiency.
A priority in the field of increasing the efficiency of transport on the Russian railways is the use of state-of-the-art traction rolling stock.
Environmental-Friendly Locomotives
RZD in cooperation with the biggest national companies and research institutes is carrying out innovative work in the gas-engine locomotive manufacturing sector. I can confidently say that a scientific and technological basis for the implementation of government initiatives to increase the use of gas fuel has been created. GT1h, the world's largest gas turbine electric locomotive, which has passed tests, possesses unparalleled technical and environmental specifications. On this basis, we are creating the world's first fleet of such efficient machines.
A shunting gas-diesel locomotive running on liquefied natural gas has been developed in cooperation with the Russian company Transmashholding. Such machines are especially efficient in the transport hubs of cities.
The fleet of two- and three-diesel-engine and hybrid shunting locomotives is growing. They emit 30% fewer harmful substances into the air than mass-production machines. Thus, putting such vehicles into service should be considered as a contribution by Russian Railways in ensuring environmental safety and the creation of favorable conditions for human activity.
Heavy Train Traffic
A number of innovations in locomotive engineering are associated with the development of heavy train traffic, which will result in the transportation of additional cargo on the Russian railway network thanks to an increase in its capacity. This will generate additional revenues from infrastructure and locomotive services.
In the future, shuttle trains with Tpr railcars with a 27-ton axle load may be widely used. Pilot schemes for such trains have been launched for example on the Zabaikal Railway to examine their impact on tracks. Tests have shown that railcars with loads of up to 25 tons per axle have the same impact on tracks as railcars with standard bogies, which is achieved through new design solutions. Thus, it becomes possible to use trains weighing 12,600 and 14,200 tons.
To achieve these objectives, work is under way to create and put into operation new locomotives. First of all, the 2ES10 “Granite” electric locomotives. 60% of engineering solutions used on these machines had not been applied in the Russian machine building sector before. In particular, the electric locomotive is controlled by means of a microprocessor system, which integrates the diagnostics and automatic driving systems.
2TE25A “Vityaz” diesel locomotives with asynchronous driving motors were developed for heavy train traffic as well. The “Granite” and “Vityaz” locomotives proved their efficiency on different railway sections, including those with a complex track profile, where driving heavy trains had been barely possible before. The implementation of such machines significantly reduces the number of locomotives needed.
New AC freight locomotives of 2ES5 and 2ES7 series are being tested. An asynchronous traction drive contributes to better traction performance, lower energy consumption and maintenance costs. According to traction and energy specifications, the new machines are far superior to the locomotives made earlier. Articulated locomotives of these models can be driven from one cab. Today, RZD is going to set the requirements for next-generation wagons, so that rolling stock producers have a clear vision of what kind of rolling stock would be needed in the future. Such requirements will be set for locomotives as well. This machinery will ensure the most cost-effective transportation schemes are in place even amid limited infrastructure and carrying capacities.
Passenger Trains Are Gathering Speed
In the sector of machine building for passenger transportation, RZD develops partnerships not only with Russian producers, but also with a number of foreign companies, including Siemens and Alstom.
I can’t but mention a new EP20 dual-system passenger electric locomotive developed by the Russian machine builders. Today, EP20 is the most powerful in the world (7,200 kW) single-unit six-axle passenger locomotive. It was created at the Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant in a joint engineering center with TMH and Alstom Transport – TRTrans. This is the first domestic locomotive able to drive a passenger train at 200 kph. One of its distinctive features is that the cost of its life cycle is 15% lower than that of the existing models. Thanks to state-of-the-art components, the locomotive does not require frequent maintenance. Moreover, it consumes less energy than its predecessors.
Another project carried out in partnership with foreign companies is the first stage of the localization of the production of “Lastochka” electric trains in Russia.
High Standards
The strategic management of the quality of production is a key area for increasing the efficiency of the work of the company. It is based on the harmonization of development strategies for the transport machine building sector and railways. We are going to begin buying products from only those machine building companies, which have passed IRIS certification procedures.
20 Russian companies will receive the IRIS certificate in 2014. 58 enterprises in Russia and 4 in the CIS countries have been certified according to this standard since 2009. 105 Russian companies are registered on the IRIS website.
The IRIS standard was developed to improve the management system of business, which pays special attention to reducing of the number of defects in the supply chain. RZD has implemented it to stimulate the production of high quality engineering products and the expansion of innovation activity.
A major tool for the implementation of technical policy is enhancement of the regulatory base in the field of technical regulation. A switch to common technical regulations of railways of the Customs Union is currently on the agenda. RZD has undertaken a significant amount of work in this area: the company manages the activities of the national and interstate technical committees for standardization TC 45 and ITC 524, created on the initiative of the company. It also participated in the work of the Technical Committee TC 269 on the development of ISO standards.
All this creates a solid base for further development and innovations in the machine building sector in general and in particular in locomotive engineering, targeted to increase the efficiency of these industries, in which Russian Railways is extremely interested. ®
By Valentin Gapanovich,
Senior Vice President for Innovation Development – Chief Engineer of RZD
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[DETAIL_TEXT] => Strategy of Efficiency
In the framework of the company’s strategy and the programme of innovative development till 2015, RZD is developing facilities and technologies matching international standards. There are several Russian companies whose investment in R&D matches that of the leading foreign companies, and RZD is one of them.
Recently the legal protection of technological innovations and enhancement of mechanisms for the protection of intellectual property have become a priority. The number of patents has increased almost fourfold lately over the past few years. We are gradually increasing the volume of patenting our developments abroad. The patent portfolio of the holding company has exceeded 2,500 copyright protection documents. Consequently, the intangible assets of the company are increasing.
One of the most important criteria for assessing the technological and economic stability of the company, as the largest consumer of energy resources in Russia, is the level of energy efficiency. In order to reduce transportation costs by using energy resources more efficiently, the company implemented a system of energy management. It helps achieve the main objectives of the Energy Strategy of RZD. There is an objective to reduce the energy-output ratio of transport activities by 7.2%, which is above the target (-6.6%), established by the Federal Tariff Service of Russia for the company.
Due to the target programmes and investment projects we carried out, energy consumption rose by 1.8%, while the operational results grew by 2.5%, therefore the energy/output ratio reduced.
It is especially important because RZD is one of the largest consumers of energy in the country. The company uses up to 6% of the total power produced in Russia, and more than 6% of diesel fuel.
The Energy Strategy and the Programme of Energy Saving and Increased Energy Efficiency, implemented by RZD, envisage over 13,000 measures, which will contribute to saving over one million tons of fuel and reducing CO2 emissions by almost 2.5 million tons.
According to the International Energy Agency and the International Union of Railways, RZD is first among the railways of the leading economic nations according to energy efficiency.
A priority in the field of increasing the efficiency of transport on the Russian railways is the use of state-of-the-art traction rolling stock.
Environmental-Friendly Locomotives
RZD in cooperation with the biggest national companies and research institutes is carrying out innovative work in the gas-engine locomotive manufacturing sector. I can confidently say that a scientific and technological basis for the implementation of government initiatives to increase the use of gas fuel has been created. GT1h, the world's largest gas turbine electric locomotive, which has passed tests, possesses unparalleled technical and environmental specifications. On this basis, we are creating the world's first fleet of such efficient machines.
A shunting gas-diesel locomotive running on liquefied natural gas has been developed in cooperation with the Russian company Transmashholding. Such machines are especially efficient in the transport hubs of cities.
The fleet of two- and three-diesel-engine and hybrid shunting locomotives is growing. They emit 30% fewer harmful substances into the air than mass-production machines. Thus, putting such vehicles into service should be considered as a contribution by Russian Railways in ensuring environmental safety and the creation of favorable conditions for human activity.
Heavy Train Traffic
A number of innovations in locomotive engineering are associated with the development of heavy train traffic, which will result in the transportation of additional cargo on the Russian railway network thanks to an increase in its capacity. This will generate additional revenues from infrastructure and locomotive services.
In the future, shuttle trains with Tpr railcars with a 27-ton axle load may be widely used. Pilot schemes for such trains have been launched for example on the Zabaikal Railway to examine their impact on tracks. Tests have shown that railcars with loads of up to 25 tons per axle have the same impact on tracks as railcars with standard bogies, which is achieved through new design solutions. Thus, it becomes possible to use trains weighing 12,600 and 14,200 tons.
To achieve these objectives, work is under way to create and put into operation new locomotives. First of all, the 2ES10 “Granite” electric locomotives. 60% of engineering solutions used on these machines had not been applied in the Russian machine building sector before. In particular, the electric locomotive is controlled by means of a microprocessor system, which integrates the diagnostics and automatic driving systems.
2TE25A “Vityaz” diesel locomotives with asynchronous driving motors were developed for heavy train traffic as well. The “Granite” and “Vityaz” locomotives proved their efficiency on different railway sections, including those with a complex track profile, where driving heavy trains had been barely possible before. The implementation of such machines significantly reduces the number of locomotives needed.
New AC freight locomotives of 2ES5 and 2ES7 series are being tested. An asynchronous traction drive contributes to better traction performance, lower energy consumption and maintenance costs. According to traction and energy specifications, the new machines are far superior to the locomotives made earlier. Articulated locomotives of these models can be driven from one cab. Today, RZD is going to set the requirements for next-generation wagons, so that rolling stock producers have a clear vision of what kind of rolling stock would be needed in the future. Such requirements will be set for locomotives as well. This machinery will ensure the most cost-effective transportation schemes are in place even amid limited infrastructure and carrying capacities.
Passenger Trains Are Gathering Speed
In the sector of machine building for passenger transportation, RZD develops partnerships not only with Russian producers, but also with a number of foreign companies, including Siemens and Alstom.
I can’t but mention a new EP20 dual-system passenger electric locomotive developed by the Russian machine builders. Today, EP20 is the most powerful in the world (7,200 kW) single-unit six-axle passenger locomotive. It was created at the Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant in a joint engineering center with TMH and Alstom Transport – TRTrans. This is the first domestic locomotive able to drive a passenger train at 200 kph. One of its distinctive features is that the cost of its life cycle is 15% lower than that of the existing models. Thanks to state-of-the-art components, the locomotive does not require frequent maintenance. Moreover, it consumes less energy than its predecessors.
Another project carried out in partnership with foreign companies is the first stage of the localization of the production of “Lastochka” electric trains in Russia.
High Standards
The strategic management of the quality of production is a key area for increasing the efficiency of the work of the company. It is based on the harmonization of development strategies for the transport machine building sector and railways. We are going to begin buying products from only those machine building companies, which have passed IRIS certification procedures.
20 Russian companies will receive the IRIS certificate in 2014. 58 enterprises in Russia and 4 in the CIS countries have been certified according to this standard since 2009. 105 Russian companies are registered on the IRIS website.
The IRIS standard was developed to improve the management system of business, which pays special attention to reducing of the number of defects in the supply chain. RZD has implemented it to stimulate the production of high quality engineering products and the expansion of innovation activity.
A major tool for the implementation of technical policy is enhancement of the regulatory base in the field of technical regulation. A switch to common technical regulations of railways of the Customs Union is currently on the agenda. RZD has undertaken a significant amount of work in this area: the company manages the activities of the national and interstate technical committees for standardization TC 45 and ITC 524, created on the initiative of the company. It also participated in the work of the Technical Committee TC 269 on the development of ISO standards.
All this creates a solid base for further development and innovations in the machine building sector in general and in particular in locomotive engineering, targeted to increase the efficiency of these industries, in which Russian Railways is extremely interested. ®
By Valentin Gapanovich,
Senior Vice President for Innovation Development – Chief Engineer of RZD
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In the framework of the company’s strategy and the programme of innovative development till 2015, RZD is developing facilities and technologies matching international standards. There are several Russian companies whose investment in R&D matches that of the leading foreign companies, and RZD is one of them.
Recently the legal protection of technological innovations and enhancement of mechanisms for the protection of intellectual property have become a priority. The number of patents has increased almost fourfold lately over the past few years. We are gradually increasing the volume of patenting our developments abroad. The patent portfolio of the holding company has exceeded 2,500 copyright protection documents. Consequently, the intangible assets of the company are increasing.
One of the most important criteria for assessing the technological and economic stability of the company, as the largest consumer of energy resources in Russia, is the level of energy efficiency. In order to reduce transportation costs by using energy resources more efficiently, the company implemented a system of energy management. It helps achieve the main objectives of the Energy Strategy of RZD. There is an objective to reduce the energy-output ratio of transport activities by 7.2%, which is above the target (-6.6%), established by the Federal Tariff Service of Russia for the company.
Due to the target programmes and investment projects we carried out, energy consumption rose by 1.8%, while the operational results grew by 2.5%, therefore the energy/output ratio reduced.
It is especially important because RZD is one of the largest consumers of energy in the country. The company uses up to 6% of the total power produced in Russia, and more than 6% of diesel fuel.
The Energy Strategy and the Programme of Energy Saving and Increased Energy Efficiency, implemented by RZD, envisage over 13,000 measures, which will contribute to saving over one million tons of fuel and reducing CO2 emissions by almost 2.5 million tons.
According to the International Energy Agency and the International Union of Railways, RZD is first among the railways of the leading economic nations according to energy efficiency.
A priority in the field of increasing the efficiency of transport on the Russian railways is the use of state-of-the-art traction rolling stock.
Environmental-Friendly Locomotives
RZD in cooperation with the biggest national companies and research institutes is carrying out innovative work in the gas-engine locomotive manufacturing sector. I can confidently say that a scientific and technological basis for the implementation of government initiatives to increase the use of gas fuel has been created. GT1h, the world's largest gas turbine electric locomotive, which has passed tests, possesses unparalleled technical and environmental specifications. On this basis, we are creating the world's first fleet of such efficient machines.
A shunting gas-diesel locomotive running on liquefied natural gas has been developed in cooperation with the Russian company Transmashholding. Such machines are especially efficient in the transport hubs of cities.
The fleet of two- and three-diesel-engine and hybrid shunting locomotives is growing. They emit 30% fewer harmful substances into the air than mass-production machines. Thus, putting such vehicles into service should be considered as a contribution by Russian Railways in ensuring environmental safety and the creation of favorable conditions for human activity.
Heavy Train Traffic
A number of innovations in locomotive engineering are associated with the development of heavy train traffic, which will result in the transportation of additional cargo on the Russian railway network thanks to an increase in its capacity. This will generate additional revenues from infrastructure and locomotive services.
In the future, shuttle trains with Tpr railcars with a 27-ton axle load may be widely used. Pilot schemes for such trains have been launched for example on the Zabaikal Railway to examine their impact on tracks. Tests have shown that railcars with loads of up to 25 tons per axle have the same impact on tracks as railcars with standard bogies, which is achieved through new design solutions. Thus, it becomes possible to use trains weighing 12,600 and 14,200 tons.
To achieve these objectives, work is under way to create and put into operation new locomotives. First of all, the 2ES10 “Granite” electric locomotives. 60% of engineering solutions used on these machines had not been applied in the Russian machine building sector before. In particular, the electric locomotive is controlled by means of a microprocessor system, which integrates the diagnostics and automatic driving systems.
2TE25A “Vityaz” diesel locomotives with asynchronous driving motors were developed for heavy train traffic as well. The “Granite” and “Vityaz” locomotives proved their efficiency on different railway sections, including those with a complex track profile, where driving heavy trains had been barely possible before. The implementation of such machines significantly reduces the number of locomotives needed.
New AC freight locomotives of 2ES5 and 2ES7 series are being tested. An asynchronous traction drive contributes to better traction performance, lower energy consumption and maintenance costs. According to traction and energy specifications, the new machines are far superior to the locomotives made earlier. Articulated locomotives of these models can be driven from one cab. Today, RZD is going to set the requirements for next-generation wagons, so that rolling stock producers have a clear vision of what kind of rolling stock would be needed in the future. Such requirements will be set for locomotives as well. This machinery will ensure the most cost-effective transportation schemes are in place even amid limited infrastructure and carrying capacities.
Passenger Trains Are Gathering Speed
In the sector of machine building for passenger transportation, RZD develops partnerships not only with Russian producers, but also with a number of foreign companies, including Siemens and Alstom.
I can’t but mention a new EP20 dual-system passenger electric locomotive developed by the Russian machine builders. Today, EP20 is the most powerful in the world (7,200 kW) single-unit six-axle passenger locomotive. It was created at the Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant in a joint engineering center with TMH and Alstom Transport – TRTrans. This is the first domestic locomotive able to drive a passenger train at 200 kph. One of its distinctive features is that the cost of its life cycle is 15% lower than that of the existing models. Thanks to state-of-the-art components, the locomotive does not require frequent maintenance. Moreover, it consumes less energy than its predecessors.
Another project carried out in partnership with foreign companies is the first stage of the localization of the production of “Lastochka” electric trains in Russia.
High Standards
The strategic management of the quality of production is a key area for increasing the efficiency of the work of the company. It is based on the harmonization of development strategies for the transport machine building sector and railways. We are going to begin buying products from only those machine building companies, which have passed IRIS certification procedures.
20 Russian companies will receive the IRIS certificate in 2014. 58 enterprises in Russia and 4 in the CIS countries have been certified according to this standard since 2009. 105 Russian companies are registered on the IRIS website.
The IRIS standard was developed to improve the management system of business, which pays special attention to reducing of the number of defects in the supply chain. RZD has implemented it to stimulate the production of high quality engineering products and the expansion of innovation activity.
A major tool for the implementation of technical policy is enhancement of the regulatory base in the field of technical regulation. A switch to common technical regulations of railways of the Customs Union is currently on the agenda. RZD has undertaken a significant amount of work in this area: the company manages the activities of the national and interstate technical committees for standardization TC 45 and ITC 524, created on the initiative of the company. It also participated in the work of the Technical Committee TC 269 on the development of ISO standards.
All this creates a solid base for further development and innovations in the machine building sector in general and in particular in locomotive engineering, targeted to increase the efficiency of these industries, in which Russian Railways is extremely interested. ®
By Valentin Gapanovich,
Senior Vice President for Innovation Development – Chief Engineer of RZD
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The companies are ready to discuss their own experiences on the implementation of the sustainable development concept in their work. Famous beer manufacturer Heineken has a goal to become the most socially responsible vendor of beer by 2020 (pp 42-43), and Russian Railways has already implemented an environmental strategy, which was hailed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation as the best project in the field of environmental protection (pp 30-32).
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There exist all the necessary tools for a company to become completely “green” today, but the main question arises: will the customer pay for such a service?
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[DETAIL_TEXT] => For the last several months, the political situation in Europe has had a great influence on the logistics market. Due to the number of import-export sanctions, tough times for many operators have begun. Therefore, they have to work hard to win clients. And the best strategy is to offer new services.
The market always considered the “green” logistics concept as something fashionable, but not profitable. But today companies start understanding that the standard supply chain can be reorganized to meet both the criteria of sustainable development and be more profitable (pp 38-39).
For example, manufacturers of rolling stock, such as the Airbus company, started to use 3D printing for to produce the components for aircrafts. According to experts, new technology helps to make the planes cheaper and lighter, which means lower operational costs. Logistics companies are also developing these technologies to offer customers printing of the goods at home, leaving out traditional supple chain. It means a new phase in the fight against a technological embargo (pp 18-19).
The companies are ready to discuss their own experiences on the implementation of the sustainable development concept in their work. Famous beer manufacturer Heineken has a goal to become the most socially responsible vendor of beer by 2020 (pp 42-43), and Russian Railways has already implemented an environmental strategy, which was hailed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation as the best project in the field of environmental protection (pp 30-32).
These companies and others logisticians have a common issue to be solved – the problem associated with fuel. What will happen to auto transportation, if a full transfer to Euro-4 fuel in Russia is planned for the beginning of 2015? Is the country ready for implementation of European standars? (pp 36-37) According to experts, a lot of work has yet to be done, as the number of state-of-the-art trucks of meeting Euro-4 and Euro-5 standards is less than 15% of the total on Russian motorways. However, in the railway sector, the country is more prepared for sustainable logistics, as the first industrial gas turbine electric locomotive GT1h is was built by a Russian manufacturer in the summer of 2013. The letter “h” in its name means that this locomotive is a hybrid, i.e. it can move using not only its gas turbine unit, but also an electric motor which is powered by a powerful onboard battery which is an additional benefit of the machine (pp 33-34). More and more manufacturers bear in mind environmental issues whilst designing new rolling stock (pp 12-17).
According to the Professor of Economics at Wilmington College in Ohio Steve Szeghi, countries should not fight against each other today, but must peacefully cooperate on a range of issues such as fighting climate change, preserving critical habitats for wildlife, and combating global poverty and inequality. “It is time to become partners. This time there is a war to be won to protect the environment, and endangered species, and to ensure a decent life for all people”, – he said in his interview to our magazine (pp 58-59).
There exist all the necessary tools for a company to become completely “green” today, but the main question arises: will the customer pay for such a service?
It is a discussion point. And The RZD-Partner Magazine is glad to invite representatives of the logistics maket to join the International Forum “GreenLogistics: Ideas. Practice. Prospects.”, which will take place on November 14, 2014, at the Finlandia Hall (Helsinki). You can find more information about the event on its official site: www.gr-log.com.
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The market always considered the “green” logistics concept as something fashionable, but not profitable. But today companies start understanding that the standard supply chain can be reorganized to meet both the criteria of sustainable development and be more profitable (pp 38-39).
For example, manufacturers of rolling stock, such as the Airbus company, started to use 3D printing for to produce the components for aircrafts. According to experts, new technology helps to make the planes cheaper and lighter, which means lower operational costs. Logistics companies are also developing these technologies to offer customers printing of the goods at home, leaving out traditional supple chain. It means a new phase in the fight against a technological embargo (pp 18-19).
The companies are ready to discuss their own experiences on the implementation of the sustainable development concept in their work. Famous beer manufacturer Heineken has a goal to become the most socially responsible vendor of beer by 2020 (pp 42-43), and Russian Railways has already implemented an environmental strategy, which was hailed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation as the best project in the field of environmental protection (pp 30-32).
These companies and others logisticians have a common issue to be solved – the problem associated with fuel. What will happen to auto transportation, if a full transfer to Euro-4 fuel in Russia is planned for the beginning of 2015? Is the country ready for implementation of European standars? (pp 36-37) According to experts, a lot of work has yet to be done, as the number of state-of-the-art trucks of meeting Euro-4 and Euro-5 standards is less than 15% of the total on Russian motorways. However, in the railway sector, the country is more prepared for sustainable logistics, as the first industrial gas turbine electric locomotive GT1h is was built by a Russian manufacturer in the summer of 2013. The letter “h” in its name means that this locomotive is a hybrid, i.e. it can move using not only its gas turbine unit, but also an electric motor which is powered by a powerful onboard battery which is an additional benefit of the machine (pp 33-34). More and more manufacturers bear in mind environmental issues whilst designing new rolling stock (pp 12-17).
According to the Professor of Economics at Wilmington College in Ohio Steve Szeghi, countries should not fight against each other today, but must peacefully cooperate on a range of issues such as fighting climate change, preserving critical habitats for wildlife, and combating global poverty and inequality. “It is time to become partners. This time there is a war to be won to protect the environment, and endangered species, and to ensure a decent life for all people”, – he said in his interview to our magazine (pp 58-59).
There exist all the necessary tools for a company to become completely “green” today, but the main question arises: will the customer pay for such a service?
It is a discussion point. And The RZD-Partner Magazine is glad to invite representatives of the logistics maket to join the International Forum “GreenLogistics: Ideas. Practice. Prospects.”, which will take place on November 14, 2014, at the Finlandia Hall (Helsinki). You can find more information about the event on its official site: www.gr-log.com.
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