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.
Russia and North Korea have signed an agreement to build a cross-border road bridge. Currently, the only bridge between the countries, which crosses the Tumen River, is the Friendship Railway Bridge, which was opened in 1959. The new road bridge will expand transport connections between Russia and North Korea. The proposal has been on the […]
Logistics terminals in Bilibino and Arkhangelsk, each with the capacity to handle 36,000 tonnes of cargo per annum, will be build by Russia’s Promstroyarktik LLC , according to the Chukotka’s governor’s office. The project will be carried out with the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation (FEDC) under the Arctic Free Trade Zone, which offers […]
The economic relations between Russia and other EAEU countries with Azerbaijan, are increasingly active and are forming a common and mutually beneficial economic space, despite the fact that Azerbaijan is not part of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) trade bloc. An accelerating growth in trade turnover between Azerbaijan and the EAEU, coupled with over 50 […]
The Nornickel-Yenisei River Shipping Company, which manages the river assets of Norilsk Nickel, has stated that the Krasnoyarsk and the Lesosibirsk River Ports – both of which service inland traffic to the Arctic Ocean, are capable of increasing their throughput capacities to 2 million tonnes per year each, but the fleet is loaded 100%. Olga […]
The Eurasian Union of Rail Freight Traffic Participants (ESP), which includes Russia’s largest container operators, has stated a need to bring back additional container train runs from central Russia to the Russian Far East. The Russian shift from markets in Europe to markets in Asia has created logistics bottlenecks. Due to the lack of railway […]
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In a sign that Russia’s push towards a multipolar world is gaining traction, and that the international community is happy to connect with the with country, Vladimir Poteshkin, Russia’s Deputy Transport Minister has stated that direct flights to Tanzania, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia are due to begin before the end of this year. New […]
The Ulyanosk regional government has said that negotiations are currently underway to launch a regular block train service from Ulyanovsk-Baku-Astara to deliver goods to Iran and other Gulf countries. Agreements have been made with both domestic and foreign companies and signed with individual logistics partners. The implementation of the project will contribute not only to […]
The Russian government is to expand the Arctic Sabetta seaport in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug) for the construction of a cargo terminal. The new terminal will be able to receive 1.6 million tonnes of various cargo per annum and contribute to the development of the Northern Sea Route. Sabetta seaport will include […]
A new storage warehouse has opened in the cargo terminal at Krasnoyarsk Airport in southern Siberia, which will provide new logistical networks for the shipments of goods from the airport to Asia. The opening of the new warehouse at the cargo terminal took place on Tuesday (May 21), the airport said on social media. The […]
FESCO, Russia’s largest transport company , and Vietnam’s Ratraco have signed a cooperation agreement that will introduce the launch of regular direct railway services between Russia and Vietnam through China. FESCO stated in a press release that “We signed a cooperation agreement in Hanoi with the Vietnamese logistics operator Ratraco, within the framework of which […]
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, visited Beijing and Harbin, China last week to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and discuss multiple issues concerning trade and mutual development. In Harbin, Putin attended the China-Russia Expo. In this article, we summarise the meetings, and discuss the numerous announced deals and developments. Overall Impact The overall impact […]
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