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Russian freight traffic to China via the Russian Railways network continues to grow, according to Sergey Pavlov, the first deputy head of Russian Railways. He was speaking at the TransRussia conference last Friday (March 21) in Moscow. According to Pavlov, in January-February 2025, more than 30 million tonnes of cargo were transported via Russian Railways […]
In stark contrast to the policies of the European Union towards Belarussian nationals, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry has stated that foreign citizens will be able to enter Belarus on an electronic visa from March 20. The Ministry’s statement read “Starting from March 20, 2025, foreign citizens will be able to enter Belarus on an electronic […]
In signs of a thawing between Russia and US backed economies, Russia’s multimodal transport operator Ruscon and South Korean logistics company Sunsko S&T plan to develop multimodal transportation between the Far East and Asia. A memorandum of cooperation in the field of transport and logistics services was signed by Ruscon First Vice President Andrei Chernyshev […]
The time and cost of shipping containers from China to Russia have significantly decreased, with the supply of transportation now exceeding shipping demand. The transportation time has dropped to three weeks, and the rates on the Shanghai-Moscow route are now about US$5,000 per container. Oleg Poluektov, a Director of logistics for the Russian company ModernWay […]
The Murmansk Sea Fishing Port (MMRP) plans to expand multimodal shipments of frozen seafood exports, according to its CEO Andrei Borodin. This involves frozen, pre-boiled crab being shipped from MMRP to Vladivostok in refrigerated containers and then by sea to South Korea’s Busan Port. Borodin said that “This pilot project is important because until last […]
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Alexander Tsybulsky, Governor of the Arkhangelsk Region, has stated that Chinese companies are interested in participating in the creation of a deep-water area of Arkhangelsk seaport. He was discussing the issue during a working meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Tsybulsky said “We have done a lot of work with our main partner, Rosatom State […]
Russia’s FESCO transport company is launching intermodal container transport to landlocked Laos in southeast Asia, via the Vietnamese port of Da Nang as part of its efforts to expand logistics operations into the region. The transit time for deliveries between Russia and Laos via Vladivostok and Da Nang is about 35 days. Loading and dispatch […]
The Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia, Dang Minh Khoi has stated that more than 80,000 Russian tourists have visited Vietnam between January 1 and March 10, with a total of 400,000 to 500,000 Russian tourist arrivals expected over the full year. Dang said that over 250,000 Russian tourists visited Vietnam in 2024, as tourist arrivals started […]
Russian Railways Logistics has signed a contract with one of Belarus’ leading fertilizer producers to provide a complete transport and logistics supply chain for full-scale container transportation of potash fertilizers in transit along the eastern route of the North-South international transport corridor (ITC) to China. Belarus is the world’s third-largest producer of potash, China is […]
China’s OVP Shipping has resumed regular container services from China to Kaliningrad, with shipments from Qingdao (China’s east coast) to Kaliningrad commencing from March 8. The move comes as Lithuania has restricted road and rail transport to Kaliningrad by another 30% from 2024 volumes in political attempts to squeeze the Russian territories supply chains. Kaliningrad […]
The Russian State Council Commission on the Northern Sea Route and the Arctic has met to discuss upcoming proposals for discussions during the 6th International Arctic Forum “The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue” to be held in Murmansk on March 26–27. The meeting was chaired by Alexei Dyumin, Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation […]
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