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 Vietnamese low-cost carrier VietJet Air plans to launch direct regular flights from Hanoi (Noi Bai Airport) to Vladivostok starting June 15, according to Vladivostok Airport’s schedule, with flights operating twice a week on Airbus 321 aircraft. VietJet Air was established in 2007 and positions itself as an international low-cost carrier. Its headquarters is located […]
Data from Vortexa, the shipping analysts, show that Greek shipping operators have jumped at the chance to lift price cap-compliant Russian oil, with the volume of Russian crude being carried on Greek-operated Aframax tankers jumping to a 12-month high. The shipping boost is due to Russia offering discounted oil to buyers in India and Turkiye, […]
Russia intends to develop new approaches to registration of vessels of domestic companies under foreign flags, according to Vitaly Klyuev, director of the Department of State Policy of Maritime and River Transport at the Russian Ministry of Transport. He was speaking at the XIII St. Petersburg International Law conference. Klyuev pointed out that the UN […]
Russian Railways (RZD) sees potential to extend the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) to Africa and is also studying railway projects in a number of African countries, RZD first deputy CEO Sergei Pavlov has stated. He was speaking at the State Duma during a meeting of the expert council for the development and support of […]
Russia’s RZD Logistics, in cooperation with Russian Railways (RZD) and partner company Transit, has dispatched the first 100-car container train from the inland Yuzhny Port, an industrial trade zone serviced by the Lyublino-Sortirovochnoye station near Moscow. The train is en route to Khabarovsk-2 station in the Russian Far East and has a scheduled transit time […]
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Russia opened a new terminal at Mineralnye Vody International Airport. All domestic flights are now serviced in the new terminal. Mineralnye Vody is located in the Stavropol Territory in the North Caucasus on the Kuma River and the main railway line between Rostov-on-Don and Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. It is the largest aviation hub […]
The Russia-Afghanistan Business Forum has been held during the Russia-Islamic World Economic Forum in Kazan, with delegations from Russia, Afghanistan and related countries all attending. Participants discussed the prospects for developing transport infrastructure in Afghanistan, as well as the creation of multimodal corridors linking Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and a second route connecting […]
Russia’s FESCO shipping has completed its first direct ship call to Ho Chi Minh City, on Vietnam’s east coast. The service operates on FESCO’s Baltorient Line (FBOL) service, which takes in St. Petersburg, as well as ports in India and China. The transit time from St. Peterburg to Ho Chi Minh City is about 34 […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with the Chairman of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who flew to Kazan to participate in the International Economic Forum “Russia – Islamic World”. The conversation between the politicians was reported by the Kremlin press service. “Vladimir Putin and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov warmly congratulated each other on […]
Russian businesses are increasingly interested in Oman as a business jurisdiction than the traditionally popular United Arab Emirates, whose status as the Middle East’s standard hub for registering companies and conducting settlements could be at risk from a tightening of Western regulatory requirements and sanctions compliance. More frequent requests are being seen to register companies, […]
We present an overview of the Chinese sea and rail transportation market, the reasons for the drop in shipping rates and the increase in railway tariffs, as well as what can be expected in the near future. The container transportation market between China and Russia remains difficult. Shipping rates have continued to drop since the […]
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