адресность

20:59 Mar 4, 2018 

I just noticed that Putin used "адресность" twice in his annual address to the Duma and Federation Council, although not in the context of cargo. "На принципах справедливости и адресности нужно выстроить всю систему социальной помощи. Мы много об этом говорим, но это нужно в конце концов сделать. Её должны получать граждане, семьи, которые действительно нуждаются." This may be obvious to all you native RU speakers, but it helps me to see how the calque from French or English (?) has made its way to Russian in diverse contexts. I think the translation "targeting" would work here, since he is talking about social assistance going to those who really need it.

21:34 Feb 26, 2018 

As I see from the context, relevance is suitable interpeting of the word "адресность", for ex. If we say "relevance of cargos delivered", it would mean whom those cargos belong to or who destined or intended destination or client is etc.
Utmost priority also might work considering the advantage and speed of railway cargo delivery as compared with sea or marine transporting and railway cargos usually transport more valuable things which must be delivered on time and faster.

21:13 Feb 26, 2018 

адресность=relevance to the type, quantity AND address of a cargo [to be delivered]. For instance, "адресность грузов (на станции-отправителе пишется, сколько груза на конкретную станцию надо доставить)" — quote from https://forums.ttdrussia.net/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=4136 . Railways can deliver a more precise quantity (even one container) of a wider range of cargos to a place closer to respective destinations, and much, much quicker. Trucks and minivans have a much higher адресность доставки грузов (than railways) :)

21:02 Feb 26, 2018 

the missing part is "considering that RR are much better suited for door-to-door delivery than"

21:01 Feb 26, 2018 

It seems like адресность means door-to-door in cargo delivery context, and there are tons of Google hits explaining адресная доставка. So maybe smth along <considering that RR are much better suited for door-to-door delivery than> - only a though, not a final sentence

Susan, I apologize but I just learned that I have to fly out of town tomorrow, no time for specific links... Interpreter's crazy life.

19:48 Feb 26, 2018 

If precision it would mean "точность", а **адресность** означает right destination, relevance etc.
And "proximity" to a place or person is nearness to that place or person. It means "близость" Here it is a bit different.

19:33 Feb 26, 2018 

Ah, proximity is good.

19:31 Feb 26, 2018 

Well, I think that's the same thing. Railroads can stop at lots of places, but ships are more limited in that regard.

19:30 Feb 26, 2018 

Not sure, if this will help, but I just wanted to say that your understanding of the term "адресность" in this case is absolutely correct - "delivering the cargo close to where it is needed", which can be easier achieved with railway container shipment as opposed to marine container shipment. Maybe "higher proximity" is a better way to translate it?

19:28 Feb 26, 2018 

precision seems to be the right idea. granularity? I don't think it's the ability to deliver cargo, but the diversity of the shipments' specific destinations/addresses.