On May 25, 2023, the Joint Academic Board of RZD JSCo held a meeting to discuss the issues of scientifically based proposals formation for the implementation and target results of research and development, providing a systematic improvement in the quality and efficiency of multimodal freight transportation within the framework of a new configuration of transport corridors and competitive conditions of the transport market.

A.A.Zamkovoy, Deputy Director General, Cand. Econ. Sc., made a report on the topic «Configuration change of transport corridors and promising directions of cargo flows».

Report aroused keen interest among the participants of the meeting, following the results of the speech, a discussion was held with the participation of Chairman of the Joint Academic Board, Professor, PhD in Economics, honorary chairman of the International Council for Railway Research Lapidus B.M., Chairman of the Board of the "Sinara - Transport Machines" holding , Head of the Department of RUT (MIIT), Associate Professor, Ph.D. in Eng. Sc. Misharin A.S. and Director of the Institute of Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences, PhD in Economics, Corresponding Member, Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences Shirov A.A.