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 Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Energy of the Astrakhan region has stated that regional authorities are working on the issue of determining an operator for a regular ferry service to be launched between the Olya port, in the Astrakhan region and Turkmenbashi port in Turkmenistan. Large Caspian shipping companies are apparently ready to […]
A new Belarusian terminal in Murmansk will receive tax benefits and guaranteed rail transportation capacity, according to Andrei Chibis, the Murmansk regional governor. Belarus is a member of the Eurasian Economic Union allowing it free trade access to Russia, and has a new Free Trade Agreement with China. Signed in August this year, this would […]
Russian Railways are to build another railway container terminal on the border with China at the Zabaikalsk / Manzhouli border checkpoint, according to the Russian Far East and Arctic Development Corporation. It will be able to process up to 250,000 digital containers (DFE) per year and will contribute to the increase in cargo flows on […]
International cargo transit along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) has already reached a volume of 3 million tonnes, exceeding 2023’s figures by 40%, according to Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom. He was speaking during the launching ceremony of Russia’s latest nuclear icebreaker, “Chukotka”. The vessel is Russia’s fifth nuclear-powered icebreaker, with Russia the only […]
Oman and Qatar are interested in expanding the North-South International Transport Corridor (ITC), the multimodal supply chain route that stretches from Russia’s Caspian Sea coast to Iran and onto South Asia. Marat Zembatov, a member of the Russian-Omani Business Council at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia, and a member of the transport […]
Subscribe to receive exclusive insights and analysis on Logistics & Transport.
The Russian government and relevant authorities should simplify the possibility for foreign tourists to enter regions of the Russian Far East, President Vladimir Putin has said, in assignments given at the conclusion of meetings with Russian officials during the recent Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. The Russian State Cabinet, together with the Foreign Ministry, the […]
Two new shipping lines are to open between Russia and Egypt for the transportation of refrigerated containers. Egypt’s Global Logistics, an agent of the Cairo forwarder Fox Shipping, will become the operator of two marine container lines: El Dekheila – Novorossiysk and El Dekheila – St. Petersburg. El Edkhelia is the main port of Alexandria […]
Russia’s FESCO (Far Eastern Shipping Company) Transport Group shipped over 11,500 TEU between the ports of India and Novorossiysk in the first nine months of 2024 as part of its Indian Line West Marine service, according to German Maslov, Vice President of FESCO’s logistics division has said: “Our transportation volume has increased many times, 57 […]
Russia’s multimodal transport operator Ruscon, part of the Delo Group, is launching a regular service for delivering consolidated cargo from Israel to Russia, the company has stated. Goods will be consolidated at warehousing in the Haifa Port, then shipped in large containers to Ruscon’s Delo Group’s marine terminal in Novorossiysk. Cargo will be deconsolidated at […]
The Arkhangelsk Region wants to establish joint ventures with Chinese companies in Dalian (Port Arthur) to manufacture specialized container equipment, as well as service centres for their maintenance. Arkhangelsk and Dalian are linked by the Northern Sea Passage, a growth route for Russia-China trade. The scheme was discussed on October 24, 2024, during a meeting […]
Yevgeny Pakhomov, Russia’s deputy director of the international cooperation and foreign trade licensing department at the Ministry of Industry and Trade has said that Russia is interested in creating industrial “points of presence” in Turkey to develop exports and cooperation. He said “We don’t regard points as just manufacturing facilities themselves, but also the creation […]
Русский
