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Container Ship Traverses St. Petersburg – Shanghai Via Northern Sea Route In Record Time

China, Exports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Panamax container ship Flying Fish 1 has just completed its journey along the Northern Sea Route, navigating its way from St. Petersburg to Shanghai in 21 days at an average speed of 16 knots or about 30 kilometers per hour. What makes this voyage significant for the global shipping world and supply chain logistics […]

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Proposed New Kazakh-Russia-Mongolia Highway Would Connect Astana With Ulaan Baatar

Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport

Kazakhstan and Mongolia plan to build a new highway between the two countries through Russia, pending approval from the Russian authorities, according to the Kazakh Transport Ministry. The route will connect the Kazakh cities of Ust-Kamenogorsk and Ridder, as well as Tuekta in Russia’s  Altai Republic, leading to the Mongolian border at Khyagt and the

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Grain Ship

Russia Expands Baltic Sea Ports Capacity To Reach Emerging African and LatAm Consumer Markets

Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Despite the European Baltic Sea nations closing their operations to Russian shipping – at some cost to their throughput – Russia has been expanding its Baltic Port capacities to meet new markets in Africa and Latin America. This goes hand in hand with Russian plans to boost agricultural exports by 50% by 2030. Russia is

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Sao Tome Port

Russia Plans Maritime Cooperation With Sao Tome & Principe On The West African Coast

Africa, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia is set to gain access to a key strategic naval port in the West African Atlantic Ocean through a bilateral cooperation agreement with the island nation of Sao Tome and Principe, located off mainland Nigeria, Cameroon and Gabon.   A bill on the issue has been approved by a Russian government commission on legislative activity.

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Kazakh-Russia Direct Passenger Rail Services To Resume

Commonwealth of Independent States, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport

Passenger train services between Karaganda in Kazakhstan and Moscow will resume on December 17, 2024, after being suspended since 2020 due to covid, Russian Railways has announced. They stated that “The passenger service between Karaganda and Moscow will be reopened. Starting December 17, 2024, international express train No. 83/84 on the Karaganda-Moscow route will operate

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Pakistan Containers

Pakistan Joins International Transport Corridor Route from Belarus to Indian Ocean

Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Pakistan has officially joined the International Transport Corridor (ITC), which runs Belarus-Russia-Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-ports of the Indian Ocean, the Uzbekistan Ministry of Transport has stated. The ITC will strengthen ties between Central and South Asian countries, whiloe for Belarus and Russia, both of which are under sanctions, it will provide additional access to the world ocean ports.

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Russian trucks

Russia – Azerbaijan Overland Border Crossing Being Enlarged – Increases Throughput 12 Times

Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The overland Tagirkent-Kazmalyar checkpoint on the border between Russia and Azerbaijan is to be upgraded and expanded, with plans to increase its vehicle throughput by 12 times. The Tagirkent-Kazmalyar crossing is a priority development project as it is a key access along the International North-South Transportation Corridor, (INSTC) which connects Russia south to markets in

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Russia’s Aircraft Manufacturers To Move Into Aircraft Export Industry

Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia’s Trade and Industry Ministry is making plans to prepare a program to get Russian manufactured aircraft onto the international market, according to Anton Alikhanov, the Trade and Industry Minister. The move comes a Russia has been barred from purchasing the standard Airbus and Boeing aircraft however already had a significant domestic aircraft manufacturing industry.

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Railway

Russian Railways To Build 2,000km Of Extra Track Along The Trans-Siberian and BAM Routes To Asia

Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The third expansion stage of Trans-Siberian and Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) railway has been approved by the Russian government, allowing the Russian Railways to immediately invest in design and survey work on these extensions. This includes labour-intensive work involving the laying of over 2,000 km of new tracks, three new tunnels for the accompanying road highway,

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Cruise Ship

Russia Developing Domestic and International Cruise Ship Industry

Commonwealth of Independent States, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport

With Western cruise companies such as US-based Princess Cruises suspending sales of cruises to Russian citizens, Russia has begun to develop a new cruise industry designed to meet the needs of holidaymakers. In 2022, the Russian Government allocated ₽15 billion (US$164 million) for the construction of seven civilian fleet ships. Three of them will be

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