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.
The Russian Government has submitted for ratification to the State Duma the Convention on the International Organization for Maritime Navigation Equipment (IALA). This gives Russia the opportunity to participate in the work of the organization as a member state. The convention is a treaty that establishes the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation as […]
Russia ranks third in its readiness to implement Autonomous Transport (AT) systems among the BRICS, CIS and partner countries, second only to China and the United Arab Emirates and ahead of countries such as Saudi Arabia, Brazil and Turkiye, according to the latest Kept (ex-KPMG) ratings. For the assessment, Kept’s analysts compared countries with each […]
Russia’s Pivot To Asia have published a short 2025 Guide to the Caspian Sea, in order to provide an update and overview on the multilateral operations of the North-South Transport Corridor, which links Russia to the Persian Gulf and Central Asia. The Caspian Sea is also a European Gateway to Central Asia. We examine the […]
Russia’s Rosatom state nuclear energy corporation has forecast that the cargo flow along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) reached 37.9 million tonnes in 2024. The data was revealed by Vladimir Panov, Rosatom’s special representative for Arctic development. Rosatom is responsible for the operation of Russia’s nuclear ice-breaker fleet, which supports transiting container vessels. Panov said […]
Russia’s Pivot To Asia has released a new publication, titled “A 2025 Guide to the Caucasus”. It is available for complimentary download from the RPA website and can be accessed here. The Guide gives a unique and complete overview of the Caucasian region and details Russian trade, investment and interests with the following countries and […]
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Russia and Pakistan will launch the first direct freight train between the two countries next year as they seek to boost mutual trade, according to Pakistani Energy Minister Awais Leghari. Moscow and Islamabad are set to launch trial runs on the rail link to transport goods from Russia to Pakistan in March 2025, he said. […]
Russia and Azerbaijan have signed a cargo transit cooperation agreement concerning mutual use of the International North-South Transport Corridor, according to Rashad Nabiyev, Azerbaijan’s Digital Development and Transport Minister. He stated on Saturday (December 21) that “We met with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Savelyev and Transport Minister Roman Starovoit during a visit to Moscow. […]
Russia’s Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport, the main airport for the Sakhalin Islands in the Russian Far East, has signed a cooperation agreement with China’s Heilongjiang Airport Management Corporation, based in Harbin, the capital of China’s Heilongjiang Province, near to the border with Russia. The agreement envisages the development of air transport between Sakhalin and China. The signed […]
Russia is holding negotiations on launching direct flights to Brazil, Malaysia and Pakistan, according to Roman Starovoyt, the Russian Minister of Transport, who had said “We are considering Malaysia and Brazil. Pakistan has also contacted us recently with a similar request. We are also analyzing the situation there, and engaging in a constant dialogue. Of […]
A cross-border trade center will be created at the Kazakhstan-Russia border, as announced during a meeting between Kanat Khasenov, the Consul General of Kazakhstan in Astrakhan, and Igor Babushkin, the Governor of Russia’s Astrakhan region. Babushkin noted that the Republic of Kazakhstan is one of the main partners of Russia’s Astrakhan Oblast (Province) with strong […]
A direct Vladivostok – Ulaan Baatar air route could appear from early 2025 as Russia and Mongolia look to boost air connectivity between them. At present, routes exist between Moscow, Irkutsk and Krasnoyarsk and the Mongolian capital. Alexander Kozlov, the Russian Natural Resources Minister said that the two countries will assess viability after a meeting […]
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