Armenia asks Georgia to consider sea transport as alternative to Lars border crossing

The Maritime Transport Agency issued a statement regarding Armenia, First Georgian Channel reported. Georgia’s transit corridor continues to operate in congested mode. Despite the fact that the relevant state agencies work continuously, 24 hours a day, the management of cargo flows is significantly complicated. The “Zemo Larsi” checkpoint between Armenia and Russia is the only … Read more

Meat and milk import from Serbia is approved by Saudi Arabia

The trade exchange between the two countries shows constant growth.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, import of beef, milk and dairy products from Serbia has been approved by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority.
They informed Serbian Minister of Agriculture Branislav Nedimovic that this country had been placed on the list of approved food exporters to Saudi Arabia, according to the latest decision of the Saudi Food and Drug Administration, at a recent meeting with representatives of this authority.
So, Serbia will export milk and dairy products to Saudi Arabia after more than 40 years. Serbian fruit and vegetables are already exported to Saudi Arabia without restrictions.
Serbian producers consider the access of their food products to this lucrative market to be an excellent opportunity, especially profitable due to record levels reached by food prices.

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Double-digit growth is shown by Armenian cargo and passenger transportation

The Statistical Committee registered an increase by 11,2% attained by cargo shipments in January-June 2022 compared to the previous year’s same period.
1% growth was shown by rail shipments, 12,9% – by automobile shipments, 5,3% – by air shipments (cargo shipments carried out by airlines of other countries included), 18,4% – by “trunk pipeline” shipments.
All types of vehicles totally shipped 8 million 332,6 thousand tons of cargo.
As for passenger transport, an increase by 40,4% (71,million 030.5 thousand people transported) was attained by passenger transportation by general-use transport vehicles.
An increase by 22,5% was attained by railway passenger transportation, 43,9% – by automobile transport, 75,6% – by air transport (aircraft of other countries included), and 25,4% – by electric transport .
It is important to remember that only the volume of taxi services by legal entities, which fell down by 23,4% compared to the previous year, is shown by the automobile transport passenger indicator.
This increase of cargo and passenger transportation testifies that the sectors are recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic effects.

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Uzbekistan, Belarus intend to abolish licensing system of road transport

Uzbekistan and Belarus agreed to work on the abolition of the permit system for international road transport of goods, the press service of the Transport Ministry of Belarus reported following the meeting of the Belarusian-Uzbek mixed commission on international road traffic. The parties also discussed the prospects for expanding cooperation in the transport sector, determined … Read more

Saudi Arabia approves import of meat and milk from Serbia

The value of the trade exchange between the two countries is constantly rising The Saudi Food and Drug Authority has approved import of beef, milk and dairy products from Serbia, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management has confirmed. At a recent meeting with representatives of this authority, Serbian Minister of Agriculture Branislav Nedimovic … Read more

For first time, Mongolia granted Moldova authorizations to transport goods

Mongolia has for the first time granted the Republic of Moldova authorizations for the international transport of goods, the National Auto Transport Agency (ANTA) announced today. “Due to the multiple addresses and the increased interest of the transport operators in our country regarding the international road transport of goods on the territory of Mongolia, the … Read more

2022 Freight income highest in 7 years – Georgian Railway

The statement also said Georgian Railway had maintained an increasing trend in freight transportation since 2018, saying the figures had increased in all directions including China, Kazakhstan, the Middle Corridor and the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars route. Photo: BTK Railway/Facebook Georgian Railway made over ₾191 million ($70.4) in income from freight in the first six months of 2022, … Read more