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Russian Railways Rail Freight To China Up 8.5% In 10M 2024

China, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russian Railways has transported 145 million tonnes of cargo to China over the first 10 months of 2024, 8.5% more than in the same period of 2023, according to Sergey Pavlov, the Deputy head of Russian Railways. He was speaking at the “Effective Multimodal Logistics: Horizons of the Future” event during the Russian Transport Week […]

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Russia’s Caspian Sea Ports and Regional Maritime Expansion: Detailed Report

Agriculture, Commonwealth of Independent States, Energy, Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Caspian Sea region has a complex maritime transport infrastructure, with Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Russian ports all involved in its development. Despite the fact that the Caspian Sea is essentially landlocked, several international transport corridors pass through it. Goods are in transit to Europe, the Caucasus, Turkiye, the Middle East, Central Asia, East

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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’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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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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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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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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Russia To Simplify Foreign Tourism Visa Access To The Russian Far East

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

The Russian government and relevant authorities should simplify the possibility for foreign tourists to enter regions of the Russian Far East, President Vladimir Putin has said, in assignments given at the conclusion of meetings with Russian officials during the recent Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. The Russian State Cabinet, together with the Foreign Ministry, the

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Russia, Iran Connect National Financial Settlement Networks

BRICS, Economy, Finance, Infrastructure, Trade

Russia and Iran have completed the pairing of their national payment systems, which will allow travelers from the two countries to use their domestic debit cards for purchases in either Iran or Russia. Both countries are currently suspended from the SWIFT international payments system, with the non-SWIFT pairing of Russia and Iran significant as it

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