Analysis of the potential of contrailer transport (on the example of the Kaliningrad transport hub)

Abstract

The subject of the research is the study of the potential of piggyback transportation on the basis of the multimodal terminal and warehouse infrastructure of the Kaliningrad railway. The relevance of the topic is determined by the intensification of international trade, which requires simplification of receiving and dispatching and transfer operations in a complex logistics system for the delivery of goods and the use of intermodal transport modules to speed up the listed operations, and, as a result, reduce the delivery time of goods. One of the types of intermodal transport modules is a piggyback, which can be transported by both rail and road transport, and processed at specialized cargo terminals. As a rule, piggyback terminals are located in large transport hubs with significant volumes of transit traffic. The conditions of the Kaliningrad transport hub are considered as the basis for the formation of a transport and logistics framework for the development of piggyback transportation.Methods used: analytical, design, evolutionary-functional, forecasting.With the help of forecasting and analysis methods, the potential of the market for piggyback transportation on the Kaliningrad railway has been investigated, taking into account statistical data over the past few years.The features of the Kaliningrad transport hub and the functioning of railway transport for servicing international transit using multimodal cargo delivery technologies are considered. The performance indicators of the Kaliningrad railway have been studied, and several alternative scenarios for the dynamics of transportation by means of contrailers have been predicted. A general assessment of the conditions of the Kaliningrad region for the prospective development of the volume of transportation of goods and cargo in foreign trade using piggyback.