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Russia is investing huge sums of capital in developing infrastructure, especially in its border regions, ranging from Georgia and Azerbaijan to Turkiye, the Middle East, and deeper into Asia. This creates additional opportunities in commerce and trade as these begin to come into service. Optimize your Russia-Eurasia supply chain. Get news and analysis on Eurasian transport corridors, freight solutions, and customs. Essential for logistics providers and international traders.

Featured 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 […]

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Featured August 15, 2025

Russia’s Ural Motors Leads The Way In Auto-Component Self-Sufficiency

Russia’s Ural Automobile Plant, based in Chelyabinsk, has begun constructing a new foundry complex with an investment of ₽9.5 billion (US$118.8 million), according to the Russian Industrial Development Fund (IDF). The fund provided the plant with a ₽5 billion preferential loan for implementing the project, with the foundation stone laying ceremony held last week. The […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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August 5, 2025

Egypt’s Suez Canal Wants Partnership With Russia 

Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority, the Egyptian state body responsible for operating the waterway, is seeking to sign a partnership deal with Russia. The two countries are already working together on a major industrial project in the Suez Canal Economic Zone in eastern Port Said.  Osama Rabie, chairman and managing director of the Suez Canal Authority, […]

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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, […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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