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.
Alexey Overchuk, Russia’s Deputy Chairman, has been speaking at the East Asia Summit in Kuala Lumpur this week and has identified logistics as a key driver in developing Russia–ASEAN regional trade. Overchuk stated, “Given its geographical location and colossal transit potential, Russia invests in global transport connectivity through the development of transport corridors connecting Eurasia […]
India and Russia have committed to a new aircraft production partnership, with India’s state-backed Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signing a memorandum of understanding with Russia’s PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) to produce civil commuter SJ-100 aircraft, the companies have announced. The Superjet SJ-100 is a twin-engine, narrow-body Russian regional passenger aircraft already in commercial service, […]
The cost of transporting a 40-foot container on the Shanghai—Moscow route, despite an increase in October this year, remains at a five-year minimum—at US$5,300, according to the Centre for Price Indices estimates. However, rates for the Russian Federation remain more expensive than for China delivery to the European Baltic States ports and to Finland at […]
Russia and Cambodia have been discussing the expansion of their bilateral trade, including increasing supplies of fertilizer from Russia, following meetings between Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet in Kuala Lumpur. They held meetings on the sidelines of the 20th East Asia Summit, which is currently taking place. A […]
A new Russia-China cross-border checkpoint has opened, situated at Lesozavodsk, in Primorsky Krai. It is near to the Chinese city of Jixi in China’s Heilongjiang Province, where the Russia-China border runs down the length of the Ussuri River. Lesozavodsk is 10 kilometers from the Sino–Russian border and about 300 kilometers north of Vladivostok. The Lesozavodsk […]
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The development of ‘territorial organisation’ of the Russian economy is one of the main goals of the new ‘Strategy for the Spatial Development of Russia 2026-2036’, with the Siberian Federal District to play a significant role in terms of Russia’s connectivity to the Far East, the Arctic, and European Russia. However, to allow Siberia to […]
The Northern Sea Route (NSR), which runs along the Russian Arctic shore, is rapidly turning into an efficient global logistics route, according to Vladimir Panov, of the Arctic Dept. of Rosatom. Panov stated that “The Northern Sea Route is developing rapidly, turning into a viable and efficient global logistics route. This is driven by various […]
The planned seaport of Naiba in Yakutia’s Bulunsky District is intended to become a key location of the Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor, according to Aisen Nikolaev, Yakutia’s Governor. He said “We are aware of the order from President Vladimir Putin to work on formation of the Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor as an integrated logistics project for the […]
China’s Jilin Province Logistics Group and Russia’s RZD Logistics have signed an agreement that aims aim to develop a new Eurasian logistics artery along a cross-border route that will connect the city of Changchun (the administrative centre of China’s Jilin province), the Hunchun cross-border checkpoint in Jilin, and Moscow. The agreement provides for several initiatives […]
During his speech at the Central Asia-Russia Summit in Dushanbe last week, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev highlighted the strengthening of transport and logistics ties with Russia as a priority area of cooperation. Tokayev said “For Kazakhstan, cooperation with Russia is strategically vital. In view of the geographic factor, Kazakhstan can ensure a stable connection between […]
The Russian‑Indian joint venture company Kinet has showcased the first design of a new high‑speed sleeper coach at the International Railway Equipment Exhibition in New Delhi. Kinet is a joint venture between Russian rolling stock companies and Indian government-owned Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) for the manufacturing and maintenance of 120 Indian ‘Vande Bharat’ high-speed […]
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