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Featured August 20, 2025

Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan Complete Transition To Digital Transport Documents

Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan have completed the transition to digital transport documents, according to Bakytzhan Sagintayev, the Chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) has said. According to 2024 data, the volume of cargo transportation using electronic documents between Russia and Belarus reached 90%, and between Russia and Kazakhstan, 79%. Test shipments are also being […]

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Featured August 16, 2025

Eurasian Economic Union Agrees To Establish A Common Commodities Exchange By 2029

The heads of government of Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries have approved a program for developing trading on a Common Commodity Exchange, according to the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC). The EAEU includes Russia along with Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. It has numerous free trade agreements with other countries, including Iran and Vietnam. The EEC […]

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August 16, 2025

Russia Conducting Work on Iran’s Rasht-Astara Railway

Russia is carrying out survey work for the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway on land plots already purchased by the Iranian government, Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk has stated. The purchase of the remaining land was the subject of negotiations during the meeting between Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Iranian First Vice President Mohammad […]

August 13, 2025

Eurasian Development Bank Puts Cost Of Building Eurasian Transport Network At US$234 Billion

The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) is promoting the fulfilment of a unified transport network in Eurasia, involving Russia, 12 additional countries, and 325 projects valued at US$234 billion. The EDB is jointly owned by Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan and is one of the most significant financial and economic integration projects of […]

August 12, 2025

RusTrans Shanghai – Wrangel Bay Shipping Services to Double

Russia’s RusTrans Group marine container line has increased capacity for its service between Chinese ports and the Global Ports Far Eastern terminal (part of Russia’s Delo Group). The Global Ports Far Eastern Terminal is one of the largest terminals in the Russian Far East. It’s part of the Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company (VSC) and has a […]

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August 11, 2025

Russia and Vietnam to Develop Agricultural Trade

Russia’s state-owned Agroexport Federal Center and the FESCO Transportation Group are working together to promote the establishment of direct contacts between Russian agricultural product exporters and Vietnamese partners, as well as the growth of Russian agricultural exports to the Vietnamese market. Following meetings at the Vietfood & Beverage 2025 exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City, […]

August 9, 2025

Zangezur Corridor A Reopening Of Old Soviet Routes, But Moscow Will Be Wary

The opening of the Zangezur Corridor between Armenia and Azerbaijan, dressed up by Washington as the ‘Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity’ has been announced by President Trump during meetings with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the White House. We discuss the background and implications of this. Nagorno-Karabakh […]

August 4, 2025

Russia Looks To Africa For Aircraft Spare Parts

Russia wants new aircraft – a perfectly normal requirement for a country with a thirst for air travel both domestically and globally. However, hampered by Western sanctions, Russian airlines are no longer able to access new Airbus and Boeing aircraft, nor spare parts to maintain their existing fleets. This situation has driven several innovative solutions, […]

August 2, 2025

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

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 […]

August 1, 2025

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

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. […]

August 1, 2025

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

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 […]