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COVER STORY
Oleg Poleev
Acting CEO, JSC "Russian Railways Logistics"
“Out of Turbulence into
New Opportunities – Logistics is
entering 2025 Stronger and
more Sustainable”
Intermodality in Focus
The strength of modern logistics lies in intermodality
and this trend will de昀椀nitely get impulse in 2025. In
current geopolitical reality and in the framework of
interaction between all modes of transport, railway
has taken additional volume of cargo and proved to be
a signi昀椀cant element of international logistics chains.
Formation of intermodal routes is a particular type
of art, the value of which nowadays has multiplied.
Enterprises from different industries aspire to
intertwine production process and logistics; they 昀椀nd
it crucial for logistics chains to stay seamless starting
from the facility territory up to the door of a final
consumer. Multimodal routes are harder to organise,
but they significantly expand the opportunities for
cargo delivery and will remain the driving force of
logistics in the New Year.
Digitalisation: Streamlining
Logistics Processes, Expanding
Market Presence, and Credibility
Logistics processes are actively moving to digital 昀椀eld,
solving such issues as speeding up the delivery and
optimising the expenses of clients on their products
transportation. 2025 is very promising in this respect.
Market of railway transportation on certain directions has already stepped into the era of automatic
process of customs clearance and is steadily moving
to paperless document 昀氀ow and single digital space
for all participants of the transportation process from
di昀昀erent countries.
Today, it is especially important for logistics companies to expand their international presence and actively
interact with other participants of the market. Such
approach is a clue to e昀昀ective and seamless transport
logistics services.
Edge of Logistics in 2025:
Flexible, Agile and Competitive
Oleg Poleev shares his expert perspective on the
key logistics trends shaping 2025. He discusses the
growing significance of intermodality, highlighting
how railways are playing a crucial role in global
supply chains, particularly in the context of
geopolitical changes. Poleev also explores the
impact of digitalisation on logistics, including the
shift toward paperless systems and streamlined
customs processes. Furthermore, he addresses the
need for flexibility and competitiveness in logistics,
focussing on the development of the International
North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) and its role
in boosting trade and infrastructure modernisation.
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Particular features of logistics in 2025 will include
昀氀exibility and willingness to adapt quickly to consigners’
needs. Transition period for the industry is over, transport
services has already adapted for new economic realities,
while challenges caused by geopolitical lence turned
to growth areas. Even on new routes and directions,
transport logistics market stays highly competitive –
importers and exporters can choose which partner to
cooperate with and what transport to use for the delivery.
Analysing the perspectives of logistics in the New
Year, we cannot but mention the role of the International
North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). Particular
e昀昀orts of Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran are
concentrated on the development of the Eastern route of the
corridor, which is aimed at the increase of trade turnover
with India. Common tasks include comfort, through tari昀昀s
and modernisation of transport infrastructure considering
the increasing level of cargo containerisation.
In conclusion, there is no doubt that main logistics
trends in 2025 will include acceleration of delivery,
diversi昀椀cation of routes and even more e昀昀ective cooperation between all modes of transport for the bene昀椀t of
consigners.
