

Dear readers! We present to you a fresh issue of the magazine dedicated to current issues in the logistics industry.
Dear readers! We present to you the first issue of 2026, in which we have collected a number of interesting materials on issues of modern logistics.
We are pleased to present to you the final issue of the journal in 2025 and inform you that LOGISTICS is opening a new page in its development by starting cooperation with the Crystal Growth Foundation, which means that the information saturation of the publication will change for the better. The first issue is dedicated to one of the innovative domestic developments, AI-Kantorovich, which the Crystal Growth Foundation created together with Hive Mind AI.
Annotation. The article defines the scientific understanding of distribution as an economic system in trade is defined, the tasks performed by distribution logistics are outlined. The author's scheme for constructing a distribution system of retail chains is compiled. The types of integration of retail chains into new markets are indicated, the advantages for retail chains, the supply of which is provided through the distribution center, are determined.
Key words. Distribution logistics, distribution system, supply of goods, trade, retail chains.
Annotation. The authors analyze existing and propose new promising methods of meeting obligations, such as counter-delivery, third-party payment, debt exchange, transfer of payment obligation, and resale in transit. Special attention is paid to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and geopolitical tensions on the choice of payment methods.
Key words. Supply chain management, crisis, de-globalization, non-traditional payment methods, recovery, optimization, international trade, international transactions, risk management, economic instability.
Annotation. In the context of widespread digitalization in the domestic economy and industry, it is extremely important that the updating range of services of market companies, including digital products, correspond to rapidly changing consumer preferences. The article presents approaches to assessing the competitiveness of companies in logistics markets in the context of digitalization, the basics of the formation of logistics digital platforms.
Key words. Competitiveness, logistics platform, logistics services, digitalization, consumer preferences.
Annotation. The article calculates the expected financial results of operators for 1 railway car per day for the period 2025–2034, taking into account the application of the forecast operating rate and its ratio to the load on the maintenance of rolling stock. The expenses incurred by a railway car in the form of rental / lease payments and repair costs are investigated.
Key words. Operating rate, price for 1 gondola car, rolling stock maintenance, rental / leasing payments, load on gondola car repairs, rolling stock operator.
Annotation. In the article, the authors consider the issues of the historical formation of the fishing fleet of the USSR, the problems that arose in this area in the 1990s of the last century, as well as the prospects for its development in modern conditions, including the provision of serial shipbuilding and engine building.
Key words. Fishing fleet, port infrastructure, investment quotas, ships, engines, vertically integrated companies.
Annotation. The article examines the relationship between the operating rate of a cargo gondola and the components that affect its change, and assesses the impact of these components on the final value of the indicator. The expected operating rate of a cargo gondola for the period 2024–2034 has been calculated, taking into account the input of forecast data of variable values.
Key words. Operating rate, econometric modeling, price per 1 gondola car, price per ton of thermal coal, number of gondola cars on the railway network of JSC «Russian Railways», rolling stock operator.
Annotation. For a number of political and socio-economic reasons, e-commerce shows multiple growth rates and is one of the leaders in the process of digital transformation of the national economy of the Russian Federation, uniting various market actors into a single ecosystem, contributing to improving the efficiency of its participants in particular and the sustainability of the entire national economy as a whole.
Annotation. The article examines the specifics of agricultural supply chains and identifies the key economic problems faced by their participants in the current situation of geopolitical confrontation and economic sanctions. The most effective and up-to-date principles of building digital ecosystems in agrologistics have been identified, ensuring increased transparency, sustainability and flexibility of supply chains.
Key words. Supply chain management, agriculture, integrated planning, glocalization, cold supply chain, digital agrisupply chain, digital ecosystems in agrologistics.