Formation of the infrastructure complex inland water transport

The article presents the results of a study on the prospects for the formation of a single infrastructure complex of inland waterway transport. The purpose of the study is to identify the prerequisites for the development of container transportation by inland waterways of Russia and substantiate the characteristics of the infrastructure framework of the inland waterway transport. The objectives of the study were the analysis of the provisions of the draft Transport Strategy until 2035, the analysis of foreign experience in the development and problems of functioning of foreign water transport systems, the identification of problems and urgent tasks of the development of transportation involving inland waterway transport. The article suggests the directions of scientific developments relevant to the domestic water transport system within the framework of the general research topic related to the renewal of infrastructure for the development of combined and multimodal transportation on the inland waterways of Russia, the justification of the parameters and characteristics of container ships, the justification of effective multi-modal schemes and container lines on the river-sea sections, modeling of standard (standardized) multimodal river terminals, the formation of digital platforms for the organization of cargo transportation in containers along the river routes of the country, as well as the formation of a system of regulations governing direct mixed and multimodal cargo transportation. As the results of the study, the standardization of the parameters of which will allow forming on its basis the framework of a multimodal system for the delivery of bulk carriers in containers with the participation of inland waterway transport.