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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 June 24, 2025

Russia and Cuba to Develop Logistics Hub in the Gulf of America

Russia and Cuba are working on the creation of a logistics center based at Mariel Port, according to Tatyana Mashkova, Director General of the National Committee for Economic Cooperation with Latin American Countries (NC SESLA). Mariel Port is located 45 km from Havana, the capital of Cuba, in a sheltered deep-water bay. It is located […]

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Featured June 24, 2025

FESCO Plans To Set Up Transport and Logistics Hubs in China and India For SCO Trade Development

Russia’s FESCO Transport Group intends to set up transport and logistics hubs in China and India, according to FESCO’s Vice President for Finance, Leonid Zvyagintsev. The hubs will be used to transport goods both within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries and to Africa. Zvyagintsev said that FESCO has initiated the transition to digital veterinary […]

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June 24, 2025

Russia’s Nordwind Requests Permission To Fly Moscow–Pyongyang

Russia’s Nordwind Airlines has requested permission from Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) for flight clearance from Moscow to Pyongyang, North Korea. Permission is being sought for flights up to two times a week. There are currently no direct flights between the capitals of Russia and North Korea. Flight times between Moscow and Pyongyang direct would be […]

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June 23, 2025

Iran Conflict: Impact on Russian Air Travelers & Cargo

The Iran conflict has escalated and is introducing logistics problems for Russians and other foreigners in the Middle East region, with the impact being felt from Egypt, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Qatar, while also affecting onwards transit to India, China and other Asian destinations. Russian logistics companies are seeing delays in the […]

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June 23, 2025

Primorsky Krai – China Freight Vehicle Crossings Near North Korea Increase 45% In 2025

There has been a significant increase in cargo and passenger flows at the Kraskino checkpoint on the border of Primorsky Krai with China, according to FGKU Rosgranstroy, the government agency that monitors cross-border vehicle traffic. Compared to 2024, the number of vehicles crossing at Kraskino increased by 45% in the January-May period. This included 19,000 trucks, 6,000 buses and 187,000 individuals who […]

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June 23, 2025

Russian Laws on Self-Driving Vehicles to Be Adopted for Use in 2027

The Russian Ministry of Transport has said that it expects that the law on the use of unmanned vehicles on Russian roads will be adopted as early as 2026 and enter into force in Q3 2027, according to Andrey Nikitin, the Deputy Minister. Nitikin said that “We are currently preparing the text of the law […]

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June 22, 2025

Russia, Iran Hold Talks, As Tehran To Decide On Closing Hormuz: Implications   

The Russian President is to hold meetings with the Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi in Moscow to discuss the latest developments as concerns the Israeli and American attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities on Saturday (June 21). There have been disputed accounts over the actual damage caused, with US President Donald Trump declaring “a complete success” […]

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June 22, 2025

FESCO Launches Russia – South Africa Shipping Routes

Russia’s FESCO transport group has launched a container transport service between Russia and the port of Durban in South Africa, according to German Maslov, vice president of FESCO’s line and logistics division. For exports to South Africa, FESCO organizes shipments from Novorossiysk and St. Petersburg via its own ships to India’s Nhava Sheva port (Mumbai), […]

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June 19, 2025

FESCO Opens in Dalian (Port Arthur) to Develop Shipping Ties With Vladivostok

Russia’s FESCO Transport Group has opened an office in Dalian, China, with the aim of developing container transportation and expanding the logistics presence in China’s industrial northeast. The facility will focus on the operations of the regular FESCO China Direct Line-2 (FCDL-2) marine service, which connects Dalian, as well as Rizhao, Lianyungang, and Xingang, with […]

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June 18, 2025

Airbus & Boeing Out, Yakovlev In: Russian Airlines Order 200 MC-21

Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit has stated that Russian airlines are to sign contracts for 200 MS-21 aircraft, with the certification process for the aircraft already underway. He was speaking at the 2025 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). Western aircraft manufacturers have lost the Russian market after Western countries imposed bans on aircraft from […]

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