Russia's Pivot to Asia

Russia Pacific Railway

First Train Passes Through Russia’s Pacific Railway To Service Asia-Pacific Markets

Asia, China, Energy, Exports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport

Russia’s new Pacific Railway has opened, with the first test coal-laden train passing along the route. The laying of the new tracks has been fully completed, with the route expected to be fully operational next year. It has been designed exclusively for the transportation of coal from the Elga deposit in Yakutia to Port Elga […]

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Rosatom

Rosatom’s 2024 Global Nuclear Power Project Reach

Energy, Infrastructure, Investment

Aiyana Research, a specialist, global energy research house has released a PDF detailing the Russian State-Owned Nuclear Power company, Rosatom, and its investments and completed projects during 2024. This details all Rosatom’s confirmed investments during the period and includes specific data on Nuclear Power Plants (NPP), Floating Nuclear Power Plants, (FNPP) Nuclear-powered Icebreakers and other

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Operator Sought For Astrakhan-Turkmenbashi Port Ferry Services

Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Russian Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Energy of the Astrakhan region has stated that regional authorities are working on the issue of determining an operator for a regular ferry service to be launched between the Olya port, in the Astrakhan region and Turkmenbashi port in Turkmenistan. Large Caspian shipping companies are apparently ready to

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G20 Countries Interested In Joining BRICS New Development Bank

BRICS, Economy, Finance, Trade

Brazil, which is hosting the upcoming G20 annual meetings in Rio de Janeiro from 18–19 November, has made the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) a G20 partner for 2024. Several G20 countries could subsequently join the bank, according to Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador Marat Berdyev. The G20 includes Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany,

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Belarus

New Belarus-Export-To-Asia Terminal Being Developed In Murmansk

China, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Logistics & Transport, Trade

A new Belarusian terminal in Murmansk will receive tax benefits and guaranteed rail transportation capacity, according to Andrei Chibis, the Murmansk regional governor. Belarus is a member of the Eurasian Economic Union allowing it free trade access to Russia, and has a new Free Trade Agreement with China.  Signed in August this year, this would

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New Russian Rail Digital Container Terminal To China Being Constructed

China, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russian Railways are to build another railway container terminal on the border with China at the Zabaikalsk / Manzhouli border checkpoint, according to the Russian Far East and Arctic Development Corporation. It will be able to process up to 250,000 digital containers (DFE) per year and will contribute to the increase in cargo flows on

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Russia To Develop Agriculture & Fertilizer Export Trade With India

Agriculture, Exports, India, Trade

The Russian Deputy Agriculture Minister Maxim Titov has been involved this week in the Russian-Indian intergovernmental committee in New Delhi and has commented on Russia’s agricultural export market with India. He stated that “Trade in agricultural products between Russia and India grew by more than 50% in the first nine months of 2024, and Russia

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Chukotka

Northern Sea Route Freight Transit Increases 40% In 2024 

Asia, China, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Trade

International cargo transit along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) has already reached a volume of 3 million tonnes, exceeding 2023’s figures by 40%, according to Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom. He was speaking during the launching ceremony of Russia’s latest nuclear icebreaker, “Chukotka”. The vessel is Russia’s fifth nuclear-powered icebreaker, with Russia the only

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INSTC

Oman and Qatar Want To Join The North-South Transport Corridor

Africa, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Trade

Oman and Qatar are interested in expanding the North-South International Transport Corridor (ITC), the multimodal supply chain route that stretches from Russia’s Caspian Sea coast to Iran and onto South Asia. Marat Zembatov, a member of the Russian-Omani Business Council at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia, and a member of the transport

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