Logistics & Transport

Russian Tourist Visits To Egypt Hit Record High In 2023

Economy, Eurasian Economic Union, Logistics & Transport, Trade

With the European Union fully suspending the visa-facilitation agreement between the European Union and Russia as part of sanctions in 2022, and European airlines no longer providing direct flights, alternative destinations for Russian nationals replacing European destinations are now in vogue. That trend can be seen in the tourist traffic from Russia to Egypt, which […]

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Russia Targets 160 New Arctic Class Ships For Northern Sea Route By 2030

Logistics & Transport, Trade

Rosatom, Russia’s nuclear powered icebreaker manufacturer, sees a need for 160 high-ice-class vessels to operate on the Northern Sea Route (NSR) by 2030 to export products from Arctic projects, according to a presentation by Vyacheslav Ruksha, Deputy General Director of Rosatom and Director of the NSR Directorate. Russia is the only country with a fleet

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Houthi Red Sea Attacks: “We Will Not Target Russian or Chinese Shipping”

Economy, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Yemen-based Houthi militants have told Russia and China that their ships can sail freely through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden without fear of being attacked. An understanding was reached during talks in Oman involving Russian and Chinese diplomats and senior Houthi political figures. The Houthi rebels have carried out dozens of drone

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Russia – Pakistan Agricultural Export Potential US$900 Million By 2030

Logistics & Transport, Trade

The potential for Russian agribusiness exports to Pakistan by 2030 is estimated at 2.8 million tonnes worth up to US$900 million, according to Russia’s Agriculture Ministry. The most promising exports are grains such as wheat and barley, grain legumes, and millcake meal. Russia exported about 1.2 million tonnes of agricultural products worth US$423 million to

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Russian Railways Tendering To Upgrade Cuba’s Railway Infrastructure

Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russian Railways (RTZ) are planning to tender for contracts to restore Cuba’s railway infrastructure, according to Sergei Pavlov, First Deputy Head of RTZ has stated at the TransRussia international exhibition being held in Moscow. Pavlov said “We plan to begin the process of reconstructing Cuba’s railway infrastructure. This year we will formulate and structure the

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Russia Sends First Grain Freight Train From Urals To India Via INSTC

BRICS, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The first export train of 30 wagons loaded with oats departed for India from Formachevo station in Chelyabinsk, in the Urals region of Russia, Acting Head of Chelyabinsk Customs Andrey Gursky, has said.  The train departed on March 18. The 830-tonne cargo was packed using the infrastructure of the Yuzhnouralsky transport and logistics complex. Since

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Russian February 2024 Air Passenger Turnover Rises 13%

Economy, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russian airlines saw total passenger turnover rise 13% year-on-year to 18.8 billion passenger-kilometers in February 2024, according to data from Rosaviatsia – Russia’s Federal Agency for Air Transport. The figure increased nearly 7% to around 11.3 billion passenger-kilometers on domestic routes, and 24% to 7.6 billion passenger-kilometers on international routes. Airlines saw passenger traffic rise

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Eastern Maritime Corridor Emerges As Russia-India-South Asia Red Sea Alternative

BRICS, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Red Sea crisis has shifted attention for Russia, India, and South Asia to the potential of the Eastern Maritime Corridor (EMC) – a proposed trade route for shipping coking coal, crude oil, LNG, fertilizers, and goods containers. This new trade route could revolutionize Russian-Asian trade. India’s oil imports reached unprecedented levels in January 2024,

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Putin Approves US$6.6 -Billion-Dollar High Speed Moscow-St. Petersburg Railway

Economy, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russian President Putin has approved the construction of the delayed High-Speed Moscow-St.Petersburg railway. Discussions on a new link were prominent in 2019, but Covid issues put the project on hold. However, in February this year, a masterplan for the Moscow-St. Petersburg line was agreed. Construction is to start immediately.    At present, one line runs

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