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Russia is investing huge amounts of capital to support its pivot to Asia, with massive road, rail, maritime, and air connectivity projects, as well as giant energy infrastructure projects, all underway. Russia aims to boost exports by increasing foreign infrastructure construction support by 13 times. Discover investment opportunities in Russian infrastructure. Analysis of key projects in transport, logistics, and energy. A vital resource for construction, finance, and engineering firms.

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Featured November 26, 2024

Russia To Assist Afghanistan Re-Enter International Community, Develop Regional Trade

Russia intends to develop bilateral cooperation with Afghanistan in various fields, Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu has said, in meetings with Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Mohammed Abdul Kabir. Shoigu paid a visit to Afghanistan on Monday, (November 25) where he met with the country’s top leadership. During four rounds of talks, he discussed economic, transportation […]

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Azerbaijan
Featured November 26, 2024

Asian Development Bank Agrees Azerbaijan Loan To Finance Railway To Russia

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and CJSC Azerbaijan Railways have signed a loan agreement for US$131.5 million to complete the reconstruction of a 166-kilometer section of a double-track railway, including civil structures and railway crossings on the Sumgait-Yalama route, to the Azeri border with Russia. This loan is additional financing for the Railway Sector Development […]

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Containers
November 25, 2024

BRICS Faces Container Imbalances, Russia To Build Worldwide Container Manufacturing & Distribution Hubs

Over the past three years, Russia’s share in BRICS trade has more than doubled and has further potential for expansion and containerisation – but there are bottlenecks that need dealing with.  During that timeframe, BRICS imports from Russia have surpassed exports to Russia by almost 4.5 times, creating a huge container imbalance. As a result, […]

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Naushki
November 24, 2024

Russia-Mongolia Railway Border Crossing To China Doubles Freight Capacity  

The Naushki border railway crossing between Russia and Mongolia, which is the most in-demand railway crossing between the two countries, has been enlarged and can now accommodate twice as many freight wagons for customs inspection. It has also been digitized, which will speed up border crossings and allow an increase in cargo turnover both between […]

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China Rail
November 22, 2024

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

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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Astrakhan port
November 21, 2024

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

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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Russia Pacific Railway
November 17, 2024

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

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
November 17, 2024

Rosatom’s 2024 Global Nuclear Power Project Reach

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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November 16, 2024

Operator Sought For Astrakhan-Turkmenbashi Port Ferry Services

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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November 14, 2024

New Russian Rail Digital Container Terminal To China Being Constructed

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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Chukotka
November 14, 2024

Northern Sea Route Freight Transit Increases 40% In 2024 

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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