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Direct Russia-Pakistan Air Services Being Discussed

Asia, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia and Pakistan are discussing a regular air service between the two countries, and intend to increase the frequency of flights and broaden their geographic reach, according to Sergey Zverev, the Russian Deputy Minister of Transport. That will introduce a direct air service between Moscow and Islamabad. The statement was made after the Russia-Pakistan intergovernmental […]

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BRICS Law

BRICS Dispute Resolution To Replace Western Based Arbitration Courts

BRICS, China, India, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Regulatory

The Russian-Chinese Legal Congress is taking place on December 4th, and amongst other matters, will discuss the  issue of resolving maritime disputes between BRICS countries. Anastasia Simonova, of Verba Legal, has stated that “Cooperation between Russia, China and India in the field of maritime transportation, international transit of goods, in relation to the Northern Sea

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Northern Sea Route

Russia, China Agree Important Safety, Security Issues Along The Northern Sea Route

China, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia and China have reached numerous, specific agreements on navigational safety and security along the Northern Sea Route (NSR), according to Alexey Likhachev, the Director General of Rosatom. He was speaking at the first meeting of the Subcommittee on Cooperation on the NSR of the Russian-Chinese commission. Rosatom is heavily invested in the NSR and

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North Korea

Russia-North Korea Border Crossing Undergoing Significant Upgrades

Asia, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Security, Trade

The only effective sole border crossing between Russia and North Korea, the Khasan/Tumangan railway checkpoint, has become fully operational and is undergoing significant upgrades to boost capacity. The crossing was closed during the Covid pandemic and only reopened, with limited services, in November 2022. With Russia-North Kore trade in weapons and energy now reaching record

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Whoosh

Russia’s Whoosh E-Bike Sharing To Scoot Into Latin American Markets     

BRICS, Exports, Investment, Latin America, Logistics & Transport

PJSC Whoosh Holding, the holding company of Russian electric scooter and bike sharing service operator Whoosh, plans to soon enter the markets of several cities in Latin America, including Sao Paolo, Brazil, Dmitry Chuiko, the company’s CEO has said. Chuiko announced on Alexei Linetsky’s YouTube channel “We are launching in Sao Paolo literally within a

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Russia Expands East West Cross-Border Transportation As Sanctions Create Alternative Trade Routes

Asia, Foreign Investment, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport

Sanctions, and the subsequent need to develop eastern and southern supply chains to and from Russia, have led to a significant shift in Eurasian supply chains to and from Russia. In this article we explain these new emerging routes and their current development.      The North-South Transport Corridor The North-South Transport Corridor (NSTC, also referred to

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Azerbaijan

Asian Development Bank Agrees Azerbaijan Loan To Finance Railway To Russia

Commonwealth of Independent States, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport

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

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

BRICS, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Trade

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

Russia-Mongolia Railway Border Crossing To China Doubles Freight Capacity  

Asia, China, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

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

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

China, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

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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