Elvira Kadyrova On 19-20 January 2023, the Turkmen-Russian Forum is being held in Ashgabat. The purpose of the forum is a full–scale deepening of trade, economic and industrial cooperation between Russia and Turkmenistan. The number of participants from both sides is impressive – more than 300 representatives of business circles and organizations, including 220 companies […]
Cargo traffic along the North–South corridor has increased
In 2022, more than 0.6 million tons of cargo were transported along the North–South international transport corridor (INSTC) from the stations of the Northern Railway (SZD), a branch of Russian Railways, according to a press release from the SZD. Compared to the previous year, the volume of shipments in this direction increased by more than […]
Russian railways announced a discount on freight through Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan
Russian Railways “RZD” takes steps to promote the transportation of containers along the eastern branch of the international transport corridor “North – South”, according to a press release from the company. RZD will offer 20% discount throughout 2023 for export-import container transportation, passing through the Russian-Kazakh border crossings and the Bolashak–Serkhetyak border crossing between Kazakhstan […]
Russian and Turkmen Railways outlined further steps to promote the North–South corridor
A meeting of representatives of JSC “Russian Railways Logistics”, JSC “Russian Railways” and Turkmen Railways was held in Ashgabat. During the meeting, the mechanisms of bilateral cooperation on improving the conditions of cargo transportation along the eastern branch of the International Transport Corridor “North – South” were considered, Russian Railways Logistics reports. The parties discussed […]
Logistics companies of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Russia will jointly develop the North-South corridor
Russian Railways Logistics, Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ Express), and the Transport and Logistics Center of Turkmenistan (TULM) signed a memorandum of cooperation in international and transit freight transportation. The document provides for the following areas of cooperation: organization of regular cargo freight in trilateral and transit traffic increase in the volume of international import-export cargo transportation […]
Russia launches a regular container service through Turkmenistan
JSC “Russian Railways Logistics” has launched a regular container train on the eastern branch of the international transport corridor “North – South”. On 24 October, a container train consisting of 31 forty-foot containers set off from Chekhov station near Moscow. The train will transit through Kazakhstan to Sarakhs station on the Turkmen-Iranian border. Containers in […]
Turkmen and Russian Railways intend to launch regular container service
On 19 October, Oleg Belozerov, CEO of Russian Railways, met in Ashgabat with Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Co-Chairman of the Intergovernmental Russian-Turkmen Commission on Economic Cooperation Rashid Meredov, Director General of the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Mammethan […]
Russian railways delivered KAMAZ construction equipment to Turkmenistan
Elvira Kadyrova The St. Petersburg Branch of JSC “Russian Railways Logistics” delivered two KAMAZ truck-mounted concrete pumps from Russia to Turkmenistan, according to the official website of Russian Railways. The cargo was loaded onto two universal railway platforms and travelled along the route St. Petersburg – Ashgabat through the Kazakhstan border crossing Bolashak. The total […]
Russian GAZ cars bound for Turkmenistan
Elvira Kadyrova 14 units of transport vehicles from the Russian manufacturer GAZ were sent to Turkmenistan. The St. Petersburg branch of JSC “Russian Railways Logistics” carried out the shipment of 9 buses and 5 trucks of the “GAZ” brand by rail, says a press release from Russian Railways. The train with vehicles, loaded on universal […]