Integrating the Transsiberian Mainline into the European and global transport systems

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Integrating the Transsiberian Mainlineinto the
European and global transport systems

• Gennady Bessonov
• Coordinating Council
• on Transsiberian Transportation
• Secretary General

Global Rail Freight Conference New Delhi March
22-23, 2007
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International transportation of cargo an overview

• Globalization of industries
• International, interregional and intercontinental
  trade growth
• Harder competition for the new markets
• Faster movement of capital
• Growing need of maximum reliable door-to-door
  delivery of cargo in shortest time and for
  minimum costs
• Search for optimal delivery routes

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Cargo transportation via the International
transport corridors going through Russia

• Russia three Pan-European transport corridors
  (1, 2, and 9)
• Main transit directions
• - West-East (Transsiberian mainline)
• - North-South (the Caspian sea the Persian
  Gulf South/South-East Asia)
• Percentage of cargo volumes transported via the
  International transport corridors in 2006
• Transsiberian mainline 55
• Russian section of Corridor 9 31
• Russian section of Corridor 2 8
• Russian section of Corridor North-South 6

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Volumes of container cargo transportation an
overview
Container cargo transportation volumes on Russian
railway network
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Volumes of container cargo transportation an
overview
Growth of trade volumes between Asia-Pacific and
European countries 25-30 per year
Volumes of multi-tonnage containers
transportation in international traffic via the
Transsiberian mainline
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Transsiberian transportation the potential
Length of the Transsiberian Mainline 9892 km
Transit potential of the Transsiberian Mainline
300,000
TEU per year

The Baikal-Amur Mainline

1,000,000
TEU per year
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TSR vs. deep-sea transportation Short transit
time
16 days
47 days
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Transsiberian transportation the advantages

• Short transit time

• Powerful railway infrastructure

• Regular transportation

• Advanced IT infrastructure

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The Coordinating Council on Transsiberian
Transportation the consolidation of efforts
137 members
25 countries
16 railway administrations
8 shipping companies
15 ports
5 associations of freight forwarders
60 freight forwarding companies
6 regional municipal administrations
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Transsiberian service steps to integration

• Establishing through intermodal services
• Creating an international integrated operator
  with an extended agent network
• Cutting down transaction expenses and time losses
• Costs optimization of all components of the
  through service
• Ensuring balanced development of all components
  of the transport chain
• Creating common legal and informational space

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JSC Russian Railways ensuring the
Transsiberian transportation

• The fundamental link for all TSR transit cargo
  carriers
• Ensuring the powerful infrastructure of the
  Transsiberian route
• Constantly working on improving the conditions
  for cargo transportation

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JSC Russian Railways and Indian Railways the
cooperation

• August/October 2006 visits of Indian experts to
  Moscow for getting acquainted with the activities
  and technologies of the JSC Russian Railways
• March 2006 the Memorandum of Understanding
  signed by the Ministry of Railways of India and
  the JSC Russian Railways
• North-South International transport corridor
• 15 406 multi-tonnage containers (TEU)
  transported by railway in 2006 between Russia and
  India

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North-South International transport corridor
development

• Transport connection between Middle East, Asia
  and Europe
• An alternative to the Suez Canal, reducing time
  and cost of delivery
• North-South International transport corridor and
  Pan-European transport corridor 2 creation of
  an effective multimodal transport system
  connecting Europe, Persian Gulf countries, and
  India

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Opportunities of cooperation within the UIC

• New perspectives of adapting to the integration
  processes in Europe
• Participation in the development of the common
  European market of transport services
• More opportunities for Russian transport services
  companies on the European market

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CCTT and N.E.W. Corridor

• Active cooperation between the CCTT and the
  N.E.W. Corridor AS
• N.E.W. Corridor AS to become a Member of the
  Coordinating Council on Transsiberian
  Transportation in 2007

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