Published on: 2026-04-01
Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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On the field of the first International Transport and Logistics Forum in Saint Petersburg, a plenary discussion “Global Transport Corridors: Integration and Seamless Logistics” was held. Vice Premiers Vitaly Saveliev and Dmitry Chernyshenko, as well as Minister of Transport Andrey Nikitin, participated in it.
Vitaliy Savelyev in his speech talked about how Russia is developing the infrastructure of five key international corridors. Among them are the “North-South”, Azov-Black Sea, northwest and eastern directions, and the Northern Sea Route.
“Today, as the new architecture of global trade and cooperation is being formed, the importance of reliable, sustainable, and effective routes increases manifold. With our unique geographical position, we offer not just paths, but safe and predictable transport routes for our international partners around the world,” emphasized Vitaliy Savelyev.
Dmitry Chernyshenko touched upon the issue of personnel provision in the transport sector. He reported that by 2032, there will be a need to employ about 220 thousand highly qualified specialists.
“Footage is a separate priority. Therefore, specialized budget places are being expanded: more than 130 thousand have been allocated for the current academic year. The ‘Professionalism’ programs (clusters with industry partners in 36 regions) and ‘Advanced Engineering Schools,’ including the Russian University of Transport, are being developed. At the same time, last year more than 8.5 thousand foreign students from over 100 countries studied at transport universities in our country. Every fourth of them is a citizen of China,” commented the Deputy Prime Minister.
Andrey Nikitin stated that the Ministry of Transport is faced with three strategic tasks that are interconnected. The first of them is the elimination of infrastructure constraints. The second is the formation of digital seamlessness and the development of autonomous movement. The third is the establishment of international cooperation.
In particular, within the framework of the digital seamlessness course, the development of the National Digital Transport and Logistics Platform “GosLog” is underway. During its creation, the task set by the President to cross border checkpoints within 10 minutes by providing documents electronically is being addressed. The Minister of Transport emphasized that in developing the NDTLP “GosLog,” Russia relies on studying the best global practices: in particular, the Chinese platform Logink and the Indian project ULIP.
“Transport on an international level should operate on the principle of fairness and mutual benefit. Russia is ready to share with partners from countries interested in this field our expertise, scientific developments, and educational capabilities. We see a huge field for mutual cooperation and will discuss its various directions in the course of the three days of the first International Transport and Logistics Forum,” summarized Andrey Nikitin.
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