Expediency of container transportation in gondola wagons

Abstract

The article analyzes relevance and importance of optimization process of rolling stock operation in the organization of container transportation technology. Lack of specialized rolling stock for container transport due to increased trans-shipment of imported goods, as well as increasing number of container trains in the East, are encouraging a reorganization of the use of rolling stock, using container transportation technology in gondola wagons. This study is based on the analysis of current transport volumes and assesses the feasibility of implementing the technology. The main argument for its use is that there is a significant imbalance between the number of specialized vehicles available for container transportation and the needs of the market. The application of container gondola wagon technology is presented as an effective solution to the problem of the exportation of imported containers, including issues of minimization of empty runs and optimization of the export processes for container shipments. Within the scope of research on the problems of ensuring the safety of transportation of goods, as well as the storage of the goods themselves and rolling stock, an analysis has been performed of modern innovative developments, which are in the active implementation stage, on the placement and securing of containers in gondola wagons. However, the application of the prevailing technology implies a complex set of organizational and conceptual activities. The infrastructure and technical resources of container terminals currently do not provide sufficient processing capacity to handle current overloaded volumes. The study on the effectiveness of container transportation technology in gondola wagons will include an analysis using the «Force Balance Diagram» developed by Kurt Lewin. This methodology involves the systematic identification and evaluation of factors influencing the decision-making, which allows to identify potential forces that promote or hinder the implementation of the technology in question.