Dry ports development within the framework of the Russian transport and logistics infrastructure

Special attention is paid to the Russian transportation and logistics infrastructure development. The speed of commodity flows reorientation to southern and eastern directions depends on the efficiency and effectiveness of its activity. The existing logistical limitations on the throughput capacity of seaports and port areas reduce the transportation process efficiency and slow down export-import operations. Dry ports as a relatively new element of transport and logistics infrastructure could significantly overcome these limitations through implementing intermodal and multimodal transportation of resources and goods in international trade. The importance of dry ports is actualized by their potential role in developing new transport corridors linking Russia with “friendly” countries. Theoretical approaches to the dry port definition in the world practice have been considered. The main features of dry ports and their functions within the framework of transport and logistics infrastructure have been defined. The main technical, organizational, and economic requirements for dry ports in modern conditions have been analyzed. The advantages and risks of using dry ports for economic entities and the country’s economy as a whole have been identified. The experience of creating new dry ports in Russia and the prospects of their development within the framework of international transport corridors have been considered.