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.
Russia’s Vladivostok is discussing direct flights with China’s Yinchang. The latter is famous for the Three Gorges, Dams and River Cruises and has a population of over 4 million, all of whom live inland and would also want to experience Vladivostok’s Pacific coastal charms.
Western media has missed an important legal and precedence issue concerning the Strait of Hormuz, which is seeing international maritime law being replaced with force. The implications of this break down could affect all global shipping, including around the Horn of Africa, Red Sea, Baltic Sea and English Channel. We look at the extremely serious implications of what is happening, including maritime legal expertise.
Russia’s FESCO shipping has added another route to its Turkish operations, introducing intermodal container shipments between Ankara and Novorossiysk via the port of Gebze as part of expanding its geographic presence to help boost bilateral trade.
Tajikistan is considering the purchase of Russian-built railway equipment, including freight, passenger and maintenance equipment. Direct Dushanbe-Moscow rail is being planned as are bus services. Bilateral trade between the two countries is expected to growth 2.5 times between now and 2030.
Russia’s Rosmorport is negotiating the construction of a maritime hub in Abkhazia, servicing the Black Sea region. Other investors from Africa and Asia are also involved in the project, which would reduce Abkhazia’s dependence on Russian ports and provide additional Black Sea logistics alternatives.
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Russia is set to resume its tourist trade with Venezuela after the countries President Maduro was abducted by US forces in January. The local situation appears to have returned to some normality with the resumption of direct flights between Moscow and Isla Marguerita now under discussion.
Russia’s FESCO Transportation Group and the UAE’s DP World are creating a logistics and shipping alliance that will dwarf all the largest global operators such as Maersk and will develop both the Northern Sea Route as well as look at further developing Middle East-Asia-Central Asia-Russia trade dynamics. The move comes as sanctions and conflicts disrupt traditional routes and will secure Eurasian trade in the longer term.
Russia’s Transmashholdings, the countries largest manufacturer of railway locomotives and carriages, is eying the Vietnamese market as several Vietnamese city projects are being put into practice including new underground Metro and regular overland rail services.
Russian logistics operators and shipping companies have found themselves in demand in Saudi Arabia due to their expertise in developing new supply chain routes in the wake of sanctions and handling regional conflicts. With the Strait of Hormuz remaining closed for Saudi exports, Russian and Saudi logistics professionals have been working the problem and coming up with creative solutions. It is a trend likely to impact future supply chains in the Middle East, Eurasia, Southeast Asia and Africa.
Russian rail connectivity and freight volumes with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation countries has been increasing and is set to continue this trend. We examine the rail development plans of each of the major national carriers as it becomes apparent that overland supply chains must improve in the wake of regional maritime uncertainties and conflicts.
Kazakhstan and Russia are making significant efforts to boost Eurasian continental rail connectivity with China, in moves that will further secure supply chains in the wake of current maritime shipping problems. We examine the trends and the longer term impacts.
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