Mozambique is looking to engage with Russia’s energy companies Rosneft, Gazprom and Novatek in the development of its LNG industry. The Mozambique LNG project is a US$20 billion onshore liquefied natural gas development located on the Afungi peninsula in Cabo Delgado province, with Russian participants interested in the Rovuma basin area.
Russia is eying involvement in Tajikistan’s proposed Hualon Hydropower Plant, with a planned capacity exceeding 2.5 billion kWh. However, Russia is acting cautiously and prefers the construction of wind farms to solve Tajikistan’s winter energy requirements. Discussions are continuing.
Between January and August 2026, rail freight between Russia and China hit 130.2 million tonnes, a rise of 5.4 percent compared with the same period last year. At the same time, container shipments increased 12.8 percent, reaching 2.4 million twenty-foot equivalent units. Exports from Russia to China came to 113.5 million tonnes, a 3.7 per […]
Copper is an indispensable metal that fueled revolutionary progress throughout human history. The copper age, the period of early metalworking in Eurasia, gave birth to the field of metallurgy. Due to its high electrical and thermal conductivity, corrosion resistance, and strength, copper is in high demand, especially in high-tech industries. Today, scientists call today’s stage […]
At 24% of the companies that were attacked, information resources and hardware stopped working, while 15.5% had their data destroyed. The count of large and medium Russian organizations dealing with information security incidents rose by 8.7% in 2025, reaching 46.4 thousand. Their share grew by 1.5 percentage points to 17.8%, which means one in every […]
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The port of Murmansk is welcoming a large increase in cargo traffic, which is tied to the confluence of geopolitical events, including what is happening in the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea, and the EU’s desire to switch itself off from energy and trade with Russia. Pavel Oleynik, Executive Director of the Commercial Port […]
Russia’s container market volumes have grown by 6% in the 8M of this year, incorporating foreign trade and transit shipments via Russian seaports, foreign trade and transit movements across overland border crossings along the Russian Railways network, domestic Russian container shipments along the Russian Railways network, and coastal cabotage traffic.
The recent history of the bilateral relationship between Russia and Brazil has key aspects that deserve to be highlighted. On one hand, two very powerful markets that stand as global hubs of international trade; on the other, from the platform of the BRICS bloc, a complementarity that enables significant expansion of the frontiers of trade […]
Russian coal exports from Vostochny Port in the Russian Far East to China have reached record highs. China is the world’s largest consumer of coal and coal power in the world, and consumes more than it can produce. Coal prices are also at record highs and are expected to remain so for several weeks.
The Trans-Caspian corridor is developing fast and is expected to achieve record freight tonnage during 2026. We examine the route and show where the growth development segments are.
The 2026 Africa Aerospace And Defense Exhibition has taken place in South Africa, while Egypt has hosted the El Alamein International Airshow. We examine Russia’s significant participation in both these events and what it means for Russia’s military and defence sector exports.
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