Rail freight volumes between Iran and Azerbaijan have grown by 28 per cent over an 11-month period. Between March 2023 and February 2024, approximately 645,000 tonnes of goods were transported via rail between the two countries. The director of Iran’s North Railway Administration stated that rail freight volumes between Iran and Azerbaijan grew by 28 […]
Category: Russia
Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan create INSTC joint venture
Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan plan to create a joint venture for the development of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). The plan aims to improve the delivery of transportation services, shorten cargo delivery times and streamline customs services. The INSTC is a transport corridor that connects Russia and Iran along the western and eastern coasts […]
PJSC TransContainer in U.S. sanctions list: “Business continues as usual,” says company
Russian intermodal container operator PJSC TransContainer is included in the latest sanction package published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The Russia-based company will no longer be able to conduct business with U.S. entities. PJSC TransContainer’s official statement on the matter underlines that “the company’s operating activities continue as usual,” while its subsidiaries based […]
Belarus reconstructs railway to St. Petersburg, securing sea export route
Belarus has started reconstructing its railway in the direction of St. Petersburg in Russia. A joint railway project with Russia aims to secure an export route through the port of the Russian city for Belarus. The staunch Russian ally has lost alternative routes westward since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to […]
Russia and China see record rail freight volumes in 2023
Russia and China have reached a new record rail freight volume between the two countries. The total freight volume going through Russia’s Far East border crossings grew by 26 per cent from 2022, amounting to nearly 44 million tonnes. This number includes traffic to and from Mongolia. The total freight volume among all transport modalities […]
‘Virtual coupling’: new technology increases Russian railway capacity
‘Virtual coupling’, a new technology being applied by Russian Railways, is showing tangible results. The technology automates the distance between two consecutive trains. It allows for more efficient use of space on the railways and is being used increasingly often. According to Russian Railways (RZD), the technology facilitates maximum exploitation of the railways’ throughput capacity. […]