Russia: 12.1 million tons of grains exported

According to territorial directorates of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor), in July-September the exports of grain crops and its by-products from Russia totaled 12.5 million tons, the press-service declared. The exports of the reporting products, not including cargo movements to the territory of the Customs Union, totaled 12.1 million tons, down…

Turkmenistan to open railway to Afghanistan in November 2016

Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a meeting dedicated to the upcoming commissioning of the first phase of the transnational railway trunk: Asia international railway transportation corridor, the Turkmen government said in a message. This is the construction of the Atamyrat-Imamnazar (Turkmenistan) – Akina (Afghanistan) section. The completion of the construction and installation work is scheduled…

Turkey to further support Trans-Caspian route

Turkey will continue its support for the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route in order to keep it preferable for carriers, Ahmet Arslan, Turkey’s minister of transport, maritime affairs and communications, said. Arslan noted that transportation to the Central Asian countries through Azerbaijan grew substantially in 2015 as compared to previous years. About 8,000 trucks were sent…