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13.03.2026
Reconstruction of Zabaikalsk Road Border Crossing Scheduled for April
In April 2026, a large-scale project to overhaul the Zabaikalsk road border crossing checkpoint is scheduled to start, the RF Federal Customs Service said in its messenger channel. As a...
13.03.2026
Caspian Basin Ports’ Throughput in January 2026 Down 26.7%
The total cargo throughput via the Russian Caspian basin ports in January 2026 declined by 26.7% year-on-year making 519.7 thousand tons. The article is based on SeaNews PORTSTAT online service...
13.03.2026
New Salvage Vessel for St. Petersburg
A new Project 23700 salvage vessel has entered the fleet of the Marine Rescue Service, the RF Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport said in a statement. The flag-raising...
11.03.2026
United Shipbuilding Corp. to Develop New Harbour Icebreaker for Arctic
United Shipbuilding corporation has embarked on a project o develop a technical design of a harbour icebreaker to support vessel navigation in ports and fairways located in the Northern Sea...
11.03.2026
Russian Railways’ Container Traffic, February 2026
Russian Railways have reported a 4.9% year-on-year decline in rail container traffic for January February 2026. All in all, 1,224 thousand TEU was carried during the period under report. Domestic...
10.03.2026
Container Traffic via Caspian Basin Ports in January 2026 Down 69.5%
The total container throughput via the Caspian basin ports in January 2026 declined by 69.5% year-on-year making 310 TEU. The article is based on SeaNews PORTSTAT online service (available for...
10.03.2026
First 142-Railcar Long Block Train from Tobolsk
Russian Railways have reported sending the first long block train consisting of 142 standard railcar units from Tobolsk in the Tymen region. After arrival at Vladivostok in the Russian Far...
06.03.2026
Arctic Basin Ports’ Throughput in January 2026: Oil Products Up
The sea ports in the Russian Arctic handled 8.2 mn tons of cargo in January 2026, up 9.8% year-on-year. The article is based on SeaNews PORTSTAT online service (available for...
06.03.2026
Anadyr Port Boundaries Expanded
The Government of the Russian Federation has expanded the boundaries of the sea port of Anadyr in the Chukotka Peninsula. An order to this effect was signed by RF Premier...
05.03.2026
Container Traffic via Arctic Basin Ports in January 2026 Up 8.7%
In January 2026, Russian Arctic ports handled 14 thousand TEU, up 8.7% year-on-year accounting for 3.4% of the entire container traffic via all the Russian sea ports. The article is...
05.03.2026
Azov and Caspian Freight Market, Week 10, 2026
On week 10, freight rates in the Azov and Black Sea region remain at the level of $48-49 per ton for shipments of 3,000 tons of wheat from Azov to...
04.03.2026
Far East Basin Ports’ Throughput in January 2026 Up 4%
Cargo traffic via the sea ports in the Russian Far East grew by 4% to make 18.9 mn tons, according to the official data available. The article is based on...
04.03.2026
TransContainer Resumes Rostov – Irkutsk Service
TransContainer has resumed container rail service between Rostov and the station of Batareinaya in Irkutsk, Delo Group said in a statement. The company started the service in March 2019 but...
03.03.2026
Container Traffic via Far East Basin Ports in January 2026 Down 5.2%
Container traffic via the Russian Far East sea ports made 194.6 thousand TEU in January 2026 decreasing 5.2% year-on-year, according to the official data available. The article is based on...
03.03.2026
Russian Railways’ Freight Traffic Declines 3.2% YoY in February 2026
During the first two months of 2026, Russian Railways loaded 173.5 mn tons of cargo, down 5.8% year-on-year. Most commodity categories demonstrated a downward trend. [visualizer id="5137354" lazy="no" class=""] Coal...
02.03.2026
Russian Azov and Black Sea Ports’ Throughput Down 26.8% YoY in January 2026
The Russian sea ports located in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov handled a total of 16 mn tons of cargo in January 2026, down 26.8% year-on-year. The...
02.03.2026
Russia’s Soybeans Export Exceeds Import
Last year, due to the record-breaking harvest and lower import, soybeans export from Russia for the first time exceeded the import of this product, according to the Price Index Center....
27.02.2026
Azov and Caspian Freight Market, Week 9, 2026
On week 9, the freight market in the Azov and Black Sea region is returning to a downward trend. Contracts for shipping a 3,000 ton parcel of wheat from Azov...
27.02.2026
Russian Railways Invest into Far East Infrastructure
Russian Railways plan to invest 33.8 bn rubles ($440.5 mn) into the modernization of railway infrastructure in the Russian Far East, the so-called Eastern Polygon, in 2026. The electrification of...
27.02.2026
Russian Baltic Ports’ Throughput in January 2026: Ore Up
In January 2026, the Russian sea ports in the Baltic handled 23.3 mn tons, down 1.7% year-on-year. The article is based on SeaNews PORTSTAT online service (available for SeaNews subsribers)....
26.02.2026
First Flour Shipment from Altay to Hong Kong
The Altay branch of the Federal Centre for Agricultural Products Safety and Quality Assurance has controlled flour samples from the first shipment from that region designated for Hong Kong. The...
26.02.2026
Ruscon Delivers Equipment from India for Snack Plant in Moscow Region
Multimodal transport operator Rusco, part of Delo Group, has provided end-to-end logistics to deliver technology equipment from India to the Moscow Region for a Ruscart plant, one of Russia’s leading...
26.02.2026
Potato Chips Export from Siberia
During 2025 some 5.5 thousand tons of potato chips, up 22% year-on-year, was exported from Sibera, the RF Federal Customs Service said in its messenger channel. The major importer of...
25.02.2026
Container Traffic via Russian Azov and Black Sea Ports Down 15.4% in January
Container traffic via the Russian sea ports located in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea declined by 15.4% year-on-year to make 84.8 thousand TEU. The article is based...
25.02.2026
Russia to Develop National Digital Transport and Logistics Platform
A national digital transport and logistics platform branded GosLog is to be developed in Russia as a single site for interaction between transport and logistics market participants and public bodies....
25.02.2026
Pesticides Import via Novorossiysk, January 2026
Since the start of 2026 till February 12, 4.4 thousand tons of pesticides and agrichemicals was imported via Novorossiysk, the Novorossiysk branch of the Federal Centre for Agricultural Products Safety...
24.02.2026
Russian Railways Test Contrailer Route from Northwest to Far East
Russian Railways have tested a new contrailer route from Northwest to the Russian Far East, the company said in a statement. A semi-trailer laden with metal structures and contact system...
24.02.2026
Container Traffic via Baltic Basin Ports Down 25% in January 2026
The total container throughput via the Baltic basin ports in January 2026 declined by 25% year-on-year making 117.4 thousand TEU. The article is based on SeaNews PORTSTAT online service (available...
24.02.2026
Modul to Develop Dry Port in Arkhangelsk
Modul has acquired a 10.5 ha land plot with industrial infrastructure from LUKOil in Arkhangelsk in Isakogorka Area, the company said in a statement. The territory has an open-air storage...
20.02.2026
Subsidies for High-Speed Passenger Transportation
The RF Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot) has selected the recipients of the subsidy for high-speed passenger transportation in the Sea of Azov and Black Sea basins,...