The unique Russian tank container market is set for growth, reports Alexander Alekseev
Tank containers in Russia are a relatively new logistics tool. In the wide open spaces of Russia, this tool is used in a different way compared with Europe. Russian players believe the local tank container market is in process of growth and development, and has the potential to impact the global tank container market. Distance shapes everything, from the geography of the Russian economy in general to
the logistics sector in particular. Russia is a huge country. Industrial centres and cities are separated by 2,000-3,000km. In Siberia, “near Irkutsk” means within 400-500km. The Russian industrial and transportation sectors were created during the Soviet-era framework of a state-planned economic system. Production centres and transport hubs were not dictated by the competition or the principles of the free market, but by Soviet plans for economic development........... January 22, 2015
Tank containers in Russia are a relatively new logistics tool. In the wide open spaces of Russia, this tool is used in a different way compared with Europe. Russian players believe the local tank container market is in process of growth and development, and has the potential to impact the global tank container market. Distance shapes everything, from the geography of the Russian economy in general to
the logistics sector in particular. Russia is a huge country. Industrial centres and cities are separated by 2,000-3,000km. In Siberia, “near Irkutsk” means within 400-500km. The Russian industrial and transportation sectors were created during the Soviet-era framework of a state-planned economic system. Production centres and transport hubs were not dictated by the competition or the principles of the free market, but by Soviet plans for economic development........... January 22, 2015
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