Prospects for the development of transport in the Caspian region in the era of change

Abstract

In the total volume of cargo turnover of Russian seaports, the share of the Caspian Sea is about 1% and, from the point of view of statistics, it has practically no effect on the overall efficiency of their activities. However, the geopolitical and economic significance of this region can hardly be overestimated. It is a kind of crossroads of the international latitudinal and meridional transport corridors "TRACECA" and "North-South". Today, the potential for cooperation in the Caspian region is not used enough, in particular, the potential for growth in the production of agro-industrial and industrial products, which can be directed to meet the growing needs of the post-Soviet Caspian countries, Iran, India and the Persian Gulf countries, is poorly realized. The prospects of the Caspian region are inextricably linked with the development of transportation, which determines the need to assess the existing promising cargo base. The ultimate goal of such an analysis is to develop programs for the development of existing and creation of new transport routes based on the principles of synchromodality, including the distribution of the cargo base between vehicles and the organization of their movement along the most profitable routes.