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Featured March 8, 2026
Russian Far East Port Gains Permission To Export Fish To Brazil
Russia’s Vladivostok-based Vladmorrybport has won permission to export Pollock to Brazil with the first shipment being prepared.
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Featured March 5, 2026
Armenia Looking For Buyers For Russian-Invested South Caucasus Railway
Russian Railways holds the concession for the Armenian South Caucasus Railway, however due to geopolitical differences between Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkiye, large parts of the track have fallen into disrepair. Armenia wants Russian railways to pay for its restoration and then exit the project as Russian Railways are sanctioned and Yerevan says this is damaging its national transit trade potential as it geopolitical relations have now improved.
March 5, 2026
Kazakhstan To Repair & Upgrade Russia-Turkmenistan Overland Corridor Road
Kazakhstan is repairing and upgrading the highway facilities leading to its border with Turkmenistan at Temir-Baba near the Caspian Sea coastline. This route is a key part of the Russia-Turkmenistan overland highway with demand increasing as the INSTC routes develop.
March 4, 2026
China To Recommence Shipping To Murmansk In Early Summer
The first Chinese container shipping services are set to re-commence along the Northern Sea Route to Murmansk in early summer. Usage of this passage hit record volumes last year.
February 27, 2026
China-Russia JV Completes Retooling Of Former GM Auto Plant To Manufacture Jeland Cars
Russia’s AGR Holding and China’s Defetoo are expanding their joint venture and completing the technical refurbishment of the former United States-owned GM Motors auto plant in Shushary, St. Petersburg. The equipment has already been installed at the plant and will shortly begin the full production cycle. AGR acquired the GM facility in 2024, where the […]
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February 25, 2026
Disused Russia-China Railway Closed For 25 Years Is To Be Reopened In 2026
The relaunch of railway transport along the Skovorodino-Reynovo railway line is scheduled for 2026, according to Alexey Mestnikov, the Deputy General Director for Strategic Development of Yakutia Railways. This railway line leads to the Dzhalinda mixed checkpoint on the border with China and was mothballed in the early 2000s due to low freight traffic. Now […]
February 24, 2026
India Extends Russian Maritime Insurance Accreditation
The Indian shipping regulator has extended the accreditation of four Russian companies providing Protection and Indemnity (P&I) insurance for vessels calling at the country’s ports for one month, according to the Indian Directorate General of Shipping. Russian insurers Soglasie, Yugoria, Sberbank Insurance, and ASTK Insurance have all had their insurance licenses extended to 20 March […]
February 24, 2026
Russia and Belarus Plan To Introduce Cross-Border Suburban Rail Services
Russia and Belarus are planning to launch cross-border suburban trains, which will operate on the basis of free movement within the Eurasian Economic Union, according to Alexander Khoroshevich, First Deputy Head of the Belarusian Railways. Citizens of both countries and foreigners holding residence visas of either may use the cross-border service without needing to pass […]
February 20, 2026
FESCO Transports Record Volumes Of Railway Containers & Goods From Asia
Russia’s FESCO transportation group has achieved a new weekly record volume of railway container transport from the Vladivostok Commercial Sea Port. From 9 to 15 February, 6,767 TEU were sent from VMTP as part of 45 container trains. This is 62 TEU more than the previous weekly maximum achieved in August 2024. FESCO stated that […]
February 20, 2026
Russia’s FESCO Launches Maritime Shipping Route To Cambodia
Russia’s FESCO Transport Group has launched container shipping between Cambodia and Russia as part of expanding its maritime services, the company has said. Cambodia is in Southeast Asia and a member of the ASEAN trade bloc. It is also in the process of negotiating a Free Trade Agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), which […]
February 19, 2026
Joint Russia-Iran Ship Repair Facilities Being Planned In Astrakhan
A delegation from Iran’s IRISL Shipping Line has been visiting Russia’s Astrakhan region, with meetings held to discuss developing cooperation in shipbuilding and ship repair. The discussions included the Minister of Industry, Trade, and Energy of the Astrakhan region, Vitaly Shchepin; the Deputy Minister of External Relations of the Astrakhan region, Ilya Toropitsyn; the Director […]