Logistics & Transport

Russia’s Domestic and International Air Freight Volumes Show Signs Of Recovery

Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The volume of air freight transported overseas by Russian airlines in H1 2024 amounted to 63,400 tonnes, 3% more than in the same period of 2023, according to statistics from the Federal Air Transport Agency. To compare, in the first 6 months of 2022, which saw international air cargo at 196,000 tonnes meaning that slow […]

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Airline Sunset

Western Airlines Pull Out Of China, Leaving Huge Development Opportunities For The BRICS 

Africa, BRICS, China, India, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Several Western airlines are pulling out of routes servicing China as sanctions have forced Western carriers to incur greater operational costs by avoiding Russian airspace. British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Quantas are just three who are giving up what were lucrative direct flights to Beijing and Shanghai. Other, BRICS and BRICS related airlines are now

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Russia’s Shadow Fleet Evades Sanctions While Western Maritime Shipping Faces Problems

Energy, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The 2022 price cap on oil sanctions that placed a limit of US$60 per barrel on Russian crude, are another example where ill-thought out economic policies matched with related geopolitical movements have instead created problems for the West’s own shipping supply chains. The oil cap sanctions, introduced in September 2022, were intended to limit the

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China, Saudi Arabia and Germany Are Top Users Of Russia’s E-Visa System

China, Economy, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia’s Unified Electronic Visa system for entry into Russia has been in operation now for exactly one year, with 540,900 foreign nationals using it to enter Russia.  The Russian Foreign Ministry has released data for the period August 2023 to July 2024. Bear in mind these figures are for E-Visas only and do not include

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Overall Russian Container Turnover Grows 14% In H1 2024

Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The container turnover of Russian seaports in January-June 2024 amounted to 2.744 million TEU, 14% more than in the same period of 2023, according to the analytical review of Morcentre-TEK. In general, according to the Morcentre’s data, 987,500 TEU – an increase of 15.8% – were loaded for exports, with imports up 15.9% at 1.15

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Bali

Aeroflot Expected To Provide Direct Flights To Bali From September  

Economy, Eurasian Economic Union, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Aeroflot has requested permission to arrange direct flights to and from the island of Bali, starting from September 2024, the airline has stated. The airline is now awaiting the Indonesian aviation authorities’ decision, however this is expected to be granted. Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday

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Manzhouli

Development of the Zabaikalsk-Manzhouli Russia-China Border Checkpoint

China, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Zabaikalsk border checkpoint on the Chinese border with Manzhouli in China’s Inner Mongolia Province is now the most in-demand crossing between Russia and China for cargo carriers. According to Russia’s Federal Customs Service (FCS), in the first six months of this year, imports of Chinese goods to Russia through this border crossing increased by

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Russia To Develop Inland River Ports And Logistics Hubs

Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Ob, Irtysh, Lena, and Yenisei Rivers are all to be developed to access the Northern Sea Route  Russia’s Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot) and Rosatom are to jointly create logistics hubs on the Ob, Irtysh, Lena and Yenisei rivers, with the aim to give improved access to the Northern Sea Route

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Amur River Barge

Russia, China Extend Far East Cargo Routes To Include Cross-Border River Transport

China, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport

Amur, Ussuri Rivers give Pacific Ocean access to China’s landlocked Heilongjiang Province Russia and China are developing cargo transport corridors under the joint “River-Sea” development programme for the first time. The Chinese deep-water, Manjita river port is located at Fuyuan city in Heilongjiang, with the Manjita port having access to the Amur (Heilongjiang) and Ussuri

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Russia-India Eastern Maritime Corridor To Be Enhanced

BRICS, India, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stated that New Delhi and Moscow are working on expanding the capabilities of the 10,300-kilometre Chennai-Vladivostok Maritime Corridor connecting Russia’s Far East and Southeastern India. Referring to the concept as a meeting of the ‘Ganges & Volga’, Modi reiterated that the corridor is expected to reduce the time required

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