Logistics & Transport

Turkeminstan

Russia, Turkmenistan Discuss International North-South Transportation Corridor Rail Cooperation

Asia, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Roman Starovoit, the Russian Minister of Transport, has had video discussions with Mammetkhan Chakyev, Head of the Agency for Transport and Communications of Turkmenistan. The meeting focused on the development of international transport projects. The key topic of discussion was the expansion of opportunities for road freight transportation. The parties discussed ways to increase the […]

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Caspian

Caspian Logistics Cluster Increases Trade With Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and India.

Asia, Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Middle East

The 4th Caspian Region Transport and Logistics International Forum has been taking place in Astrakhan, with specific technical discussions over the performances of the region’s ports. Delegates visited the facilities of VTS Group, Astrakhan Port, the shipbuilding operations of YUCSS, and the Kutum freight terminal of Russian Railways. The event was chaired by Mikhail Kabakov,

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Belarus

First Shanghai-Minsk TIR Container Truck By Road Departs

China, Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport

A container truck carrying three new Chinese electric vehicles has departed from Shanghai en route to Minsk, Belarus, a distance of just over 11,000km. This marks the first shipment exported from Shanghai under the international TIR (Transports Internationaux Routiers) road transport system. Following the dispatch of the truck to the Minsk, TIR-based transportation services for

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Siberia

Western Siberian River Traffic Growing 20-25% As Russia’s River Logistics Boom

Commonwealth of Independent States, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market

Sergey Pavlushkin, a director of the Association of Shipowners of Western Siberia has stated that traffic volumes along the regions rivers has been growing steadily with annual increases of 20-25% since 2019. Between 2015 and 2024, local river transport volumes rose from 80,000 to 431,000 passengers and from 700,000 to nearly 1.6 million tonnes of

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sadko

Russia Launches New Sadko 9 Off Road Truck For Tough Terrain Logistics

Logistics & Transport, Russian Market

Russia’s Modern Transport Technologies (STT) company has just launched sales of its new Sadko 9 vehicle, according to a company press release. This medium-duty 9-ton all-wheel-drive truck is built for rugged conditions and is aimed at buyers requiring off-road capabilities and support for heavy mounted equipment. This all-wheel drive truck has a load capacity of

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Outbound Tourism

Russian Summer 2025 Outbound Tourist Volumes Expected To Increase 24.8%

Africa, Asia, Exports, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Russian Market, Trade

Outbound tourism from Russia may reach some 6.4 million this coming summer, which is a 24.8% increase from last year, the Russian Association of Tour Operators (ATOR) said on Friday (May 30). Artur Muradyan, vice president of ATOR for international tourism, said that “The early booking of summer vacations is almost twice as successful this

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Vietnam

Vietnam Budget Airline To Launch Vladivostok Flights

Asia, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market, Trade

The Vietnamese low-cost carrier VietJet Air plans to launch direct regular flights from Hanoi (Noi Bai Airport) to Vladivostok starting June 15, according to Vladivostok Airport’s schedule, with flights operating twice a week on Airbus 321 aircraft. VietJet Air was established in 2007 and positions itself as an international low-cost carrier. Its headquarters is located

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Greek

Greek Shipping Owners Profiting From Russian Use Crude Oil Tankers

Energy, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Data from Vortexa, the shipping analysts, show that Greek shipping operators have jumped at the chance to lift price cap-compliant Russian oil, with the volume of Russian crude being carried on Greek-operated Aframax tankers jumping to a 12-month high. The shipping boost is due to Russia offering discounted oil to buyers in India and Turkiye,

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Shipping

Russia To Restructure Shipping Registry Laws

Exports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Regulatory, Russian Market

Russia intends to develop new approaches to registration of vessels of domestic companies under foreign flags, according to Vitaly Klyuev, director of the Department of State Policy of Maritime and River Transport at the Russian Ministry of Transport. He was speaking at the XIII St. Petersburg International Law conference. Klyuev pointed out that the UN

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