Logistics & Transport

North Korea

Russia-North Korea Border Crossing Undergoing Significant Upgrades

Asia, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Security, Trade

The only effective sole border crossing between Russia and North Korea, the Khasan/Tumangan railway checkpoint, has become fully operational and is undergoing significant upgrades to boost capacity. The crossing was closed during the Covid pandemic and only reopened, with limited services, in November 2022. With Russia-North Kore trade in weapons and energy now reaching record […]

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Whoosh

Russia’s Whoosh E-Bike Sharing To Scoot Into Latin American Markets     

BRICS, Exports, Investment, Latin America, Logistics & Transport

PJSC Whoosh Holding, the holding company of Russian electric scooter and bike sharing service operator Whoosh, plans to soon enter the markets of several cities in Latin America, including Sao Paolo, Brazil, Dmitry Chuiko, the company’s CEO has said. Chuiko announced on Alexei Linetsky’s YouTube channel “We are launching in Sao Paolo literally within a

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Russia Expands East West Cross-Border Transportation As Sanctions Create Alternative Trade Routes

Asia, Foreign Investment, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport

Sanctions, and the subsequent need to develop eastern and southern supply chains to and from Russia, have led to a significant shift in Eurasian supply chains to and from Russia. In this article we explain these new emerging routes and their current development.      The North-South Transport Corridor The North-South Transport Corridor (NSTC, also referred to

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Azerbaijan

Asian Development Bank Agrees Azerbaijan Loan To Finance Railway To Russia

Commonwealth of Independent States, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and CJSC Azerbaijan Railways have signed a loan agreement for US$131.5 million to complete the reconstruction of a 166-kilometer section of a double-track railway, including civil structures and railway crossings on the Sumgait-Yalama route, to the Azeri border with Russia. This loan is additional financing for the Railway Sector Development

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Containers

BRICS Faces Container Imbalances, Russia To Build Worldwide Container Manufacturing & Distribution Hubs

BRICS, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Over the past three years, Russia’s share in BRICS trade has more than doubled and has further potential for expansion and containerisation – but there are bottlenecks that need dealing with.  During that timeframe, BRICS imports from Russia have surpassed exports to Russia by almost 4.5 times, creating a huge container imbalance. As a result,

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Naushki

Russia-Mongolia Railway Border Crossing To China Doubles Freight Capacity  

Asia, China, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Naushki border railway crossing between Russia and Mongolia, which is the most in-demand railway crossing between the two countries, has been enlarged and can now accommodate twice as many freight wagons for customs inspection. It has also been digitized, which will speed up border crossings and allow an increase in cargo turnover both between

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China Rail

Russian Railways Rail Freight To China Up 8.5% In 10M 2024  

China, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russian Railways has transported 145 million tonnes of cargo to China over the first 10 months of 2024, 8.5% more than in the same period of 2023, according to Sergey Pavlov, the Deputy head of Russian Railways. He was speaking at the “Effective Multimodal Logistics: Horizons of the Future” event during the Russian Transport Week

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Iran

Russian Gauge Railway To Connect With Iranian Gulf Ports & INSTC  

BRICS, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Russia's Belt & Road, Trade

Russia and Iran are negotiating the construction of a Russian-standard gauge railway from the Iranian city of Parsabad on the Iranian border with Azerbaijan, to the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas on the Persian Gulf coast, according to Kazem Jalali, the Iranian Ambassador in Moscow. Russian rail gauge is 1,520 mm wide, Iran’s is 1,435

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Astrakhan port

Russia’s Caspian Sea Ports and Regional Maritime Expansion: Detailed Report 

Agriculture, Commonwealth of Independent States, Energy, Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Caspian Sea region has a complex maritime transport infrastructure, with Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Russian ports all involved in its development. Despite the fact that the Caspian Sea is essentially landlocked, several international transport corridors pass through it. Goods are in transit to Europe, the Caucasus, Turkiye, the Middle East, Central Asia, East

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Russia – India Eastern Maritime Corridor Now Operational As Putin To Visit New Delhi 

Agriculture, BRICS, Energy, India, Logistics & Transport, Trade

India’s Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal has said that the Eastern Maritime Corridor (EMC), which connects major logistics hubs in Russia’s Far East with India’s southeastern coast, has become operational. The maritime link is expected to serve as a cheaper and faster alternative for shipping vital commodities, including oil and coal. Sonowal

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