This year, Russian railways plans to transport 1 million tons of cargo along the eastern branch of the international North-South transport corridor through Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. This was announced at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2023) by Oleg Belozerov, CEO – Chairman of the Management Board of JSC Russian Railways, writes “RZD-Partner”. “We are […]
Special tariffs to be introduced along the eastern branch of the North–South corridor
The railways of Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran have decided to establish reduced single container-kilometer rates along the eastern route of the North–South International Transport Corridor (INSTC) for 2023, Russian Railways reports. Starting from 1 January 2023, a 20% discount will be applied on Russian railways for export and import transportation of loaded containers, traveling […]
Russia says freight route via Turkmenistan to Iran and India is promising
Cooperation between Russia and Turkmenistan in the development of the international transport corridor “North –South” is considered as an important step towards the full deepening of cooperation between the two countries. This topic was widely discussed during the 12th meeting of the joint Intergovernmental Russian-Turkmen Commission on Economic Cooperation, held in Moscow on 7 December […]