Logistics in the Arctic Region through the example of cargo transportation in Murmansk Oblast by railway transport

• Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
• Main Authors: Khrapov, V, Yushchenko, V
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: IOP Publishing 2019
• Subjects: Arctic; Murmansk; Murmansk Oblast
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/302/1/012107; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/302/1/012107/pdf; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/302/1/012107

Abstract The economy of Murmansk Oblast retains its focus on raw materials. Extraction of mineral raw materials by virtue of geological and economic characteristics as well as natural and climatic features peculiar to the area will remain the dominant sector of regional economics for a long time. Extraction industry of the region is formed by extraction plants dealing with mineral raw materials, ferrous and nonferrous metal ores. The transport system plays the key role in the economy of Murmansk region. It is linked with the prevalence of industry sectors oriented toward production and distribution of considerable amounts of raw materials and metals in the region, but also with its advantageous geographical location suitable for year-round navigation and access to international maritime trade routes. Under these circumstances, each plant utilizes optimal logistical technologies of freight transportation, which provides the basis for the transportation network. Development of each plant dealing with raw mineral material extraction and processing is impossible without the development of the transport component, which in its turn requires its own development, and if realized, it will allow to increase the amount of cargo transportation in the region and will create new jobs, ensure the socio-economic development of the region. Consequently, the subject of logistics in the Arctic Region is indeed highly demanded and relevant.