Logistics & Transport

Russia–Kazakhstan To Open Cross-Border Logistics Centre In Astrakhan

Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

A cross-border trade center will be created at the Kazakhstan-Russia border, as announced during a meeting between Kanat Khasenov, the Consul General of Kazakhstan in Astrakhan, and Igor Babushkin, the Governor of Russia’s Astrakhan region. Babushkin noted that the Republic of Kazakhstan is one of the main partners of Russia’s Astrakhan Oblast (Province) with strong […]

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Russia – Mongolia Flight Services To Increase

Asia, Eurasian Economic Union, Logistics & Transport, Trade

A direct Vladivostok – Ulaan Baatar air route could appear from early 2025 as Russia and Mongolia look to boost air connectivity between them. At present, routes exist between Moscow, Irkutsk and Krasnoyarsk and the Mongolian capital.     Alexander Kozlov, the Russian Natural Resources Minister said that the two countries will assess viability after a meeting

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HCMC Port

Russia’s FESCO Shipping Sets Up In Vietnam

Asia, Exports, Imports, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia’s FESCO Transportation Group has opened a subsidiary enterprise in Vietnam to develop maritime and intermodal container transportation in Southeast Asian countries, the company has said. DBF Logistics Vietnam will ensure the smooth operation and development of the group’s services in Vietnam, including the regular FESCO Vietnam Direct Line which connects Vladivostok with the ports

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Belarus

Direct Minsk – Urumqi Flights Now Underway

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

Belarus’s Belavia Airlines has launched regular flights from Minsk to Urumqi, the capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Province. It is the largest and wealthiest city in Central Asia. The first flight had over 75% occupancy. The Urumqi-Minsk flight also delivered over three tonnes of cargo, mainly parts for Chinese-manufactured cars, along with the passengers. It

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Direct Sharjah – Sochi Flights To Start From June 2025

BRICS, Eurasian Economic Union, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Russian Market, Trade

Air Arabia plans to launch direct flights on the Sharjah, of the United Arab Emirates, to Sochi on  Russia’s Black Sea Coast route starting from June 27, 2025, according to Sochi Airport. Flights will operate three times per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays on narrow-body Airbus A320 aircraft, with travel time just under four

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Sri Lanka

Russia Ships Fertilizer Aid To Sri Lanka 

Agriculture, Asia, Exports, Logistics & Transport

Russia’s Uralchem Group has delivered a humanitarian shipment of 55,000 tonnes of fertiliser to Sri Lanka. The shipment arrived in Colombo on December 12, and has been handed to the Sri Lankan government for distribution to its agricultural sector. The country has faced agricultural shortages since a previous administration inexplicitly banned the importation of fertilizer

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China-Eu railway

China-Europe Rail Freight Continues To Rely Heavily on Russia Transit

China, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Rail freight from China to Europe continues to rely heavily on transit through Russia, however the EU’s own sanctions, and especially new counter-sanctions imposed by the Kremlin, continue to create significant obstacles. For example, Italian logistics firms and importers have been complaining that containers following the China-Europe rail route have been stopping in Russia in

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China Russia railway bridge

Russia-China Nizhneleninskoye-Tongjiang Bridge Crossing Exports: Update 

China, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The new Nizhneleninskoye-Tongjiang cross-border bridge between Russia and China has proved beneficial to Russia’s raw material exports since it opened in November 2022, and has become a key route for Russian coal and iron ore to be transported to China. Chinese finished goods are also imported in containers via the same cross-border bridge. Russia’s Transit

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Russia’s Ozon To Import Indian Workers To Offset Russian Labour Shortages

BRICS, India, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market, Trade

Russian e-commerce giant Ozon is looking at recruiting thousands of skilled workers from India, according to reports from Russian media. The move highlights Russia’s increasing focus on sourcing labour resources from friendly nations as it grapples with a shortage of workers. Ozon’s legal entity, Internet Solutions LLC, is actively working with Indian recruitment agencies to

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Direct Russia-Pakistan Rail Services As Part Of INSTC Network

Asia, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia and Pakistan are set to be linked by a new freight train line as bilateral talks expand, Islamabad’s Energy Minister Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari has stated in an interview, saying that  “It is planned to launch the first train along the North-South logistics route to transport products from Russia to Pakistan as early as

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