Logistics & Transport

Belarus

Direct Minsk – Urumqi Flights Now Underway

China, Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Belarus’s Belavia Airlines has launched regular flights from Minsk to Urumqi, the capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Province. It is the largest and wealthiest city in Central Asia. The first flight had over 75% occupancy. The Urumqi-Minsk flight also delivered over three tonnes of cargo, mainly parts for Chinese-manufactured cars, along with the passengers. It […]

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Direct Sharjah – Sochi Flights To Start From June 2025

BRICS, Eurasian Economic Union, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Russian Market, Trade

Air Arabia plans to launch direct flights on the Sharjah, of the United Arab Emirates, to Sochi on  Russia’s Black Sea Coast route starting from June 27, 2025, according to Sochi Airport. Flights will operate three times per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays on narrow-body Airbus A320 aircraft, with travel time just under four

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Sri Lanka

Russia Ships Fertilizer Aid To Sri Lanka 

Agriculture, Asia, Exports, Logistics & Transport

Russia’s Uralchem Group has delivered a humanitarian shipment of 55,000 tonnes of fertiliser to Sri Lanka. The shipment arrived in Colombo on December 12, and has been handed to the Sri Lankan government for distribution to its agricultural sector. The country has faced agricultural shortages since a previous administration inexplicitly banned the importation of fertilizer

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China-Eu railway

China-Europe Rail Freight Continues To Rely Heavily on Russia Transit

China, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Rail freight from China to Europe continues to rely heavily on transit through Russia, however the EU’s own sanctions, and especially new counter-sanctions imposed by the Kremlin, continue to create significant obstacles. For example, Italian logistics firms and importers have been complaining that containers following the China-Europe rail route have been stopping in Russia in

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China Russia railway bridge

Russia-China Nizhneleninskoye-Tongjiang Bridge Crossing Exports: Update 

China, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The new Nizhneleninskoye-Tongjiang cross-border bridge between Russia and China has proved beneficial to Russia’s raw material exports since it opened in November 2022, and has become a key route for Russian coal and iron ore to be transported to China. Chinese finished goods are also imported in containers via the same cross-border bridge. Russia’s Transit

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Russia’s Ozon To Import Indian Workers To Offset Russian Labour Shortages

BRICS, India, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market, Trade

Russian e-commerce giant Ozon is looking at recruiting thousands of skilled workers from India, according to reports from Russian media. The move highlights Russia’s increasing focus on sourcing labour resources from friendly nations as it grapples with a shortage of workers. Ozon’s legal entity, Internet Solutions LLC, is actively working with Indian recruitment agencies to

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Direct Russia-Pakistan Rail Services As Part Of INSTC Network

Asia, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia and Pakistan are set to be linked by a new freight train line as bilateral talks expand, Islamabad’s Energy Minister Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari has stated in an interview, saying that  “It is planned to launch the first train along the North-South logistics route to transport products from Russia to Pakistan as early as

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Direct Russia-Pakistan Air Services Being Discussed

Asia, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia and Pakistan are discussing a regular air service between the two countries, and intend to increase the frequency of flights and broaden their geographic reach, according to Sergey Zverev, the Russian Deputy Minister of Transport. That will introduce a direct air service between Moscow and Islamabad. The statement was made after the Russia-Pakistan intergovernmental

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BRICS Law

BRICS Dispute Resolution To Replace Western Based Arbitration Courts

BRICS, China, India, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Regulatory, Legal & Tax

The Russian-Chinese Legal Congress is taking place on December 4th, and amongst other matters, will discuss the  issue of resolving maritime disputes between BRICS countries. Anastasia Simonova, of Verba Legal, has stated that “Cooperation between Russia, China and India in the field of maritime transportation, international transit of goods, in relation to the Northern Sea

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Northern Sea Route

Russia, China Agree Important Safety, Security Issues Along The Northern Sea Route

China, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia and China have reached numerous, specific agreements on navigational safety and security along the Northern Sea Route (NSR), according to Alexey Likhachev, the Director General of Rosatom. He was speaking at the first meeting of the Subcommittee on Cooperation on the NSR of the Russian-Chinese commission. Rosatom is heavily invested in the NSR and

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