Abstract
Analysis of the trends in the coal industry in Russia showed that, despite the stable demand in the global coal market, the growth rate of coal exports is slowing down. The main reason is the shortcomings of the transport and logistics infrastructure for the coal haulage. At the same time, the countries of the Asia-Pacific region are a promising export destination, and it is the Eastern operating domain of the Russian railway network that is most loaded and has insufficient throughput capacity. The study of the elements of the transport and logistics infrastructure revealed key problems, namely the underdevelopment of the railway infrastructure, the inconsistency of development programs for coal mining regions, port facilities and railway infrastructure, and the inconsistency of the operation of ports and the railway. Due to the fact that the development of the railway network in the eastern direction is a long-term project, and the coal haulage values will not be increased in the near future, an assessment is made of the possibility and economic efficiency of reorienting freight traffic in other directions.
Highlights
In modern conditions of instability of the world coal market, the search for solutions to the problems of coal transporting from the place of production to the western and eastern ports of the Russian Federation is becoming increasingly important
Russia extracts about 4.5% of all coal, and the share of Russian coal in the world export structure is more than 15%, ranking third after Australia and Indonesia
The forecasts for the development of the world economy indicate that China and India continue to be the most promising destinations for the export of Russian coal
Summary
In modern conditions of instability of the world coal market, the search for solutions to the problems of coal transporting from the place of production to the western and eastern ports of the Russian Federation is becoming increasingly important. The construction of new terminals and an increase in the throughput capacity of those operating in Primorye and in the port of Vanino are expected in the near future, which will ensure the total capacity of terminals in the Far East direction up to 220 million tons.
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