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.
Another new trade corridor between Russia and Asia is set to open in 2025 when the Khandagayty checkpoint on the border with Mongolia is completed in Tuva. The new facility includes a Special Economic Zone, (SEZ) which provides a bonded area for the processing and manufacturing of goods. This has tax saving advantages for finished […]
A new cross-border railway bridge between the Russia’s Amur Region and China, at the Jalinda – Mohe border, is planned to be built as part of a public-private partnership scheme. Pavel Puzanov, Deputy Chairman of the Amur regional government, has stated that this new transport corridor will provide an alternative option for border crossings, relieve […]
S7 Airlines plans to launch flights from Moscow to Dubai beginning on September 30, the company has stated. S7 will operate the flights four times per week, on Mondays to Dubai International Airport (DXB), and on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays to Al Maktoum Airport (DWC). They will use narrow-body Boeing 737-800 aircraft that could accommodate […]
In another example of China’s Belt & Road Initiative investments leading into Russia, China’s Guangdong Xinhui Cimc Special Transportation Equipment Co. Ltd; (GXCSTE) a container manufacturer, plans to develop cargo shipments through the Lotus Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Russia’s Astrakhan Region, on the Caspian Sea. GXCSTE, the Moscow-based Kiton Group, and JSC Lotus SEZ […]
Kinet Railway Solutions, a company formed by Transmashholding, Russia’s largest locomotive and rail equipment manufacturer, and the Indian government-owned Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), have announced that they have won a US$6.5 billion Indian government contract to manufacture 120 electric trains for Indian Railways at Kinet’s production facility in Latur, Maharashtra. The company won the […]
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Russia’s Far East is rapidly emerging as a global maritime logistics hub, and investors and operators from China and India should not miss out on the opportunity to take part in upcoming projects there, Valery Limarenko, the Governor of Russia’s Sakhalin Region, has stated at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. The upcoming deep-sea port […]
According to the Kremlin press service, at the invitation of Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay an official visit to Mongolia on September 3, 2024. Among the topics to be discussed and moved forward are trade, economic and energy projects developing within the context of Russian-Mongolian relations based on their comprehensive […]
Russian truckers and logistics companies employed on the China trade delivery run will be happy to learn that the Chinese government has approved procedures that should simplify entry of Russian truckers to China. Following the results of the 29th regular meeting of the heads of Government of Russia and China, a protocol was signed on […]
Russian Railways has reported that between January-July 2024, cargo transportation in both directions through various railway crossings on the Russian-Chinese border increased by a total of 18.2% compared to the same period in 2023 – up to 23.8 million tonnes. That is broken down into Chinese export volumes to Russia amounting to 1.6 million tonnes […]
The Port of St. Petersburg is expanding export support measures and is looking to develop subsidised container shipments to Brazil, Venezuela, Tanzania and Cuba, according to Kirill Soloveitchik, the city chairman of the Committee on Industrial Policy, Innovation and Trade. It is planned that at the first stage, shipments will mainly be carried out in […]
Belarus and China are to sign a Free Trade Agreement covering services and investment, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said at a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Minsk on Thursday (August 22). Lukashenko said that “Our two parties will sign documents formalizing plans for their future partnership in key areas. One of them is […]
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