Russia ‘s Transport and Logistics Strategy to Strengthen Eurasian Connectivity.

International Cooperation Strategy

Valery Reshetnikov

Senior Vice-President JSC Russian Railways

Plenary Session at the ASEM Symposium on Eurasia Transport and Logistics Network: “Seamless Transport Network in Eurasia : Land and Air Transport”September 10th 2015, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Rail-freight traffic between APR countries and Europe along Russia

2013-2014 rail-freight traffic between APR countries and Europe along Russia increased by 39,2%

In addition, rail-freight traffic from Europe to APR countries

surged by 68,4%

34%

22%18%

14%

4%

2%

2%

1%1%

1% 1%

Structure of rail-freight traffic in transit by type of goods in %, 2014

metal goods other freight

automobiles machines and tools

chemicals, soda in cars paper, incl. cellulose

ferrous metals nonferrous metals

chemicals, soda in cisterns agricultural machinery

other food products textiles

construction aggregates timber freight

metal constructions fibred goods

oil goods ore, all sorts

perishable goods seed-oil

coke

machines and tools

metal goods

automobiles

other freight

TOTAL APR - EUROPE EUROPE - APR

249625

180418

69207

347586

231022

116564

Rail-freight traffic between APR countries and Europe along Russia in 2013 and 2014 in tons

2013 2014

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Development of Rail Infrastructure in the Eastern Polygon

562.4billion

roubles302.2 billion roubles of

Russian Railways’ own funds260.2 billion roubles

in government support

Total Limit

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Trans-Siberian Railway

Baikal-Amur Mainline

4 crossing points have been set into operation, 7 stations and over 1600 lineal meters of small and medium-sized engineering structures have been reconstructed

Nearly one thousand kilometers of railway track have been reconstructed

66 million tons – shipment of additional volumes of cargo (incl. coal from the Kuzbass region)

40 thousand new working places

Results and Effects of the Project Implementation:

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Warsaw

Zabaykalsk

Zhengzhou

Brest

KrasnoyeHamburgIletsk

Chongqing

DostykDuisburg

Suzhou

Lodz

Chengdu

Hamburg

Europe China

10,214km (16 days)

Brest

Russia2058km

Krasnoye Dostyk

China 3556km

Belarus609km

Zhengzhou

Europe966km

Kazakhstan3025km

Iletsk

5692km (8 days)

1520 Domain

Warsaw

Europe China

11,135km (13 days)

Brest

Russia7069km

Krasnoye Zabaykalsk

China3250km

Belarus609km

Poland 208km

Suzhou

7678km (8 days)

1520 Domain

An Integrated Logistics Service on Transit Routes

Implementation of the Ust-Luga to Baltiysk and Ust-Luga to Sassnitz Rail-Ferry Lines

GermanyPoland

Russia

Lithuania

Latvia

Belarus

EstoniaRussia

Ust-Luga

BaltiyskSassnitz

The Ust-Luga - Baltiysk (Russia) – Sassnitz/Mukran rail-ferry line is operating on a regular basis since June 2012

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United Transport and Logistics Company

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Making Eurasian Economic Union more competitive on the international market

Developing international transport corridors in Eurasian Economic Union countries

Offering comprehensive services in a “one-stop shop” style system

Reducing transportation costs by optimising transport schemes

Implementing joint control of key transport assets in the Eurasian Economic Union

Agreeing upon a single negotiating position in cooperation with the Asia-Pacific Region and the European Union

Providing a business that is comparable in scale to that of the global leaders in the industry

Ensuring the integration of transport processes within the Eurasian Economic Union

The creation of a unified transport and logistics base for the development of economic relations within the Eurasian Economic Union

Unified transport technology

A single shipping document Common pricing policies Joint use of rolling stock