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Russia has an excellent track record in recent years when it comes to transport and logisitics projects the multi billion dollar rail and metro network in Moscow with 2 brand new lines and a new outer circle have transformed the movement of pasengers in the capital and reinforced Moscow's position a...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Chinese shipping company Hainan Yangpu New New Shipping (HYNS) is continuing to expand its operations along the Northern Sea Route (NSR). On 8 May, a multilateral agreement was signed in Arkhangelsk regarding the organisation of export-import flights from the Arkhangelsk seap...

The planned volume of transit of Russian gas to China through Kazakhstan is approximately 35 billion cubic metres per year. This information was provided by the Kazakh Ambassador to Russia, Dauren Abaev.

"We are committed to optimising our transit potential." The roadmap has been duly signed. The...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Russian government has approved the third stage of modernisation of the Baikal-Amur and Trans-Siberian Railways (BAM and Trans-Siberian Railway) until 2035. The total cost of work will be 3.7 trillion rubles. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced this on 2 May.

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By Rhod Mackenzie

The transportation of containers from China to the EU via rail, which passes through Russian territory which was disrupted due to the hostilities in Ukraine, is now being restored. In the first quarter, the amount transported grew by 44% to 90 thousand TEU, which is almost the sa...

Thanks to the Bloomberg, Kepler, and Reuters information agencies, its relatively easy to monitor the movement of Russian oil online. They also allow people to study weekly supply volumes by consumer countries and shipping destinations, as well as prices, discounts, refuseniks, and new markets. The...