

Dear Readers! We are pleased to present the tenth issue of Logistics journal for 2026. The materials in this issue cover a wide range of current topics in logistics science and practice.
Dear readers, we are pleased to present the ninth issue of the journal “LOGISTICS” for 2026. The issue features articles that not only reflect current industry trends but also provide practical guidance for managerial decision‑making.
Dear readers! You are holding the combined issue of the “LOGISTICS” journal, in which we have collected materials for July and August 2026. It brings together practice and theory, applied solutions and bold methodological explorations.
The article describes the parameters of evaluating the effectiveness of the use of garbage trucks on the example of the functioning of the waste management system in St. Petersburg. The method of selection of garbage trucks in the organization of rational interaction of processes in the waste management system is proposed.
Key words. Waste management system, garbage truck, vehicle efficiency, means and methods of solid waste transportation.
The analysis of the logistics efficiency of Belarus and Lithuania was carried out on the basis of the World Bank LPI index. An assessment of the state and level of development of logistics systems of neighboring countries is given. The main areas of cooperation in logistics are highlighted. Identified individual problems in the interaction of countries in this area and identified ways to solve them.
Key words. Logistics, Belarus, Lithuania, transport infrastructure, LPI index, container train «Viking», sea transportation, port of Klaipeda.
The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) is a new large interstate formation in the world, whose multi-vector development will ensure the stable development of not only the countries of the Union members, but also many of its allies and partners in both the East and the West.
Annotation. In present article, problems of a logistical centers network formation in republic Vietnam are considered. The combined technique to determine the best location for logistical center based on rating estimations and the modified analytic hierarchy process is approved.
Key words. Network of the logistical centers, Method of expert estimations, Analytic hierarchy process, Decision making.
The article is devoted to the concepts of «synchrome and co-modal transportation», «a-modal booking», «trimodal terminal» and the conditions for their implementation, the experience of creating trimodal cargo distribution centers. The fulfillment of the conditions necessary for the implementation of synchromodal, co-modal and a-modal transportation in the Russian Federation has been determined.
Key words. Synchromodal transport, co-modal transportation, a-modal booking, intermodal transport, trimodal terminals, logistics technology, Blockchain.
The article describes the new LBP-providers, which are not a service element of the economy, and themselves become operators of an alternative economy in which there is no place for money and intermediary banks between manufacturers. The basis of the mathematical concept of the future LBP logistics barter operator is also considered.
Key words. E-integrator, LBP provider, mathematical model, indifference coefficient, human factor, concept.
The authors of the article have tried to fully cover the existing terminology related to logistics, given its originality and specificity. Analyzed according to the «Rating of academic activity», given in the Russian Science Citation Index (RISC), the use of these concepts.
Key words. Terminology, logistics, use, transportation, logistic coordination, logistics approach, logistics technologies, logistics management, logistics companies, logistics process, logistics services, logistics costs, logistics chains, marketing.
The article examines a structural and spatial transformation of the electric power industry in the UK. We outlined the stages of the industry development, location features, scale and prevailing type of generators, increase in the levels of logistics of energy supply from «generation at the point of consumption» to large regional networks.
Key words. Economic geography, country studies, energy logistics, UK electric power industry, environmental logistics.
Annotation. In present article, problems of a logistical centers network formation in republic Vietnam are considered. The combined technique to determine the best location for logistical center based on rating estimations and the modified analytic hierarchy process is approved.
Key words. Network of the logistical centers, Method of expert estimations, Analytic hierarchy process, Decision making.
Volga is not only great Russian river, but and an important logistic route of our country which is used for transportation of various freights. Her intensive pollution became one of problems of Volga today, and one of pollutants is the river transport plying down the river.
Key words. Volga, a logistic route, river crafts, pollution, the ship polluted waters.