Infrastructure

Akkuyu

Russia, Turkiye, Renegotiate Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant Deal After Siemen’s Default

Exports, Finance, Infrastructure, Investment

Russia’s Rosatom, its nuclear energy agency, the relevant Turkish government agencies, and key contracting organizations have discussed the implementation status and financing arrangements for the Akkuyu nuclear power plant project in Turkiye, Rosatom have announced. These covered licensing progress, training of operational personnel, physical protection measures and other related topics. Anton Dedusenko, the JSC Akkuyu […]

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NSR

Singapore Based Container Shipping Line To Use Northern Sea Route To China

Asia, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Singapore-based, Hong Kong owned container line, Sea Legend Shipping, is preparing to launch a direct China–Northern Europe container service along the Northern Sea Route, with the service expected to be operational from September. The transit time will be 18 days, while the route through the Cape of Good Hope takes 30 to 50 days.

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ChinaImage

Russian Railways Report 0.9% Increase In China Trade In H1 2025

China, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russian Railways has announced that shipments in export-import traffic through border crossings with China increased by 0.9% in the first 6 months of this year. In January-June 2025, 20.4 million tonnes of cargo were transported by rail in both directions. Exports increased by 1.9% to 19.2 million tonnes. 10.1 million tonnes of export goods were

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FESCO

Russia’s FESCO Shipments between Novorossiysk, India and UAE Up 30% in H1 2025 

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

Russia’s FESCO Transportation Group shipped more than 8,500 TEU of containerized cargo on the FESCO Indian Line West (FIL-W) marine service between ports in India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Russian port of Novorossiysk in the first half of 2025, 30% more than a year earlier, the company has reported. Export shipments

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Tanzania

Russia, Tanzania To Collaborate On Uranium Mining Project   

Africa, Energy, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

A subsidiary of Rosatom’s state nuclear energy corporation has commissioned a pilot installation at a uranium project in Tanzania, Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev has stated, specifying that this concerns the Mkuju River project in southern Tanzania. The Tanzanian government had completed an environmental assessment in June and has green-lit the project to start. The Mkuju

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G20

Russia Proposes A Permanent BRICS Seat At The G20 As Global South Gains Influence: Analysis  

Africa, BRICS, Infrastructure, Security, Trade

The Director of the Department of Economic Cooperation of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Dmitry Birichevskiy, has been speaking at the Valdai Club’s 3rd Russia-Africa conference and the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA). South Africa is in a somewhat unique position as it has just taken over the Presidency of the G20, and from

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Vietnam

Russia’s FESCO Establishes Direct Rail Freight Service From Vietnam To Moscow  

Asia, BRICS, Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia’s FESCO Transportation Group has launched a direct rail service, the “Vietnam Shuttle” from Vietnam to Moscow via China and Mongolia in partnership with logistics operator Ratraco (a subsidiary of Vietnam Railways), the company has said. The average transit time along the Vietnam Shuttle route is 35 days. Departures from Vietnam are carried out weekly.

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Nuclear Power-Niger

Russia, Niger To Collaborate On Nuclear Energy  

Africa, Energy, Infrastructure, Trade

Russia and Niger have formalized plans to cooperate on the peaceful use of nuclear energy, including the construction of power-generation infrastructure in the country, where nearly 80% of the population lacks access to electricity. According to the Russian Ministry of Energy, Russia’s state nuclear power corporation (Rosatom) and Niger’s Energy Ministry signed a Memorandum of

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Sirius

Russia’s Mariinsky Symphony Orchestra Roadtests New Sirius Concert Hall In Sochi

Culture, Infrastructure, Investment, Russian Market

Russia’s Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Valery Gergiev, undertook a first comprehensive acoustic rehearsal at the newly constructed Sirius Concert Hall in Sochi. The rehearsal took place on Saturday (July 26) as part of the Sirius Summer Music Festival, which is currently running from July 15 to August 24. According to Gergiev, the Sirius

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Azerbaijan

New Russia-Azerbaijan Border Railway Station To Be Built To Service INSTC

Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Trade

The construction of a new railway station near the Russian-Azerbaijani border will be completed by 2030, Dagestan’s Deputy Prime Minister Rizvan Gazimagomedov has stated, saying “At the Tagirkent-Kazmalyar border with Azerbaijan, which is the location of current vehicle checkpoint, the  Samur-2 railway station will be built. It will be completed by 2030 and will be

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