{"id":130637,"date":"2025-03-19T13:09:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T10:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/130637\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"belarusian-railways-upgrading-tracks-to-increase-deliveries-to-russian-ports","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/130637\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian Railways upgrading tracks to increase deliveries to Russian ports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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March 19, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarus and Russia plan to complete several railway upgrade projects this year to increase Belarusian shipments to seaports in northwestern Russia, Russia’s RIA Novosti<\/em> reports, citing Russian Railways executive Sergei Pavlov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sides discussed expansion of the railways leading to the Bronka and St. Petersburg ports as well as towards Murmansk, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are interested in cargo traffic from Belarus just as much as Belarusians are interested in increasing the amount of shipped goods via Russia,\u201d Pavlov said, stressing Russia’s commitment to expanding cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this month, a leaked document dated June 2024 indicated Minsk’s interest in boosting cargo transshipment through seaports in northwestern Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In particular, Transport Minister Alaksiej Lachnovi\u010d told his Russian counterpart Roman Starovoyt that the infrastructure capacity should more than double.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minsk prioritized cargo transshipment via Russian ports after Lithuanian ports\u2019 refusal to cooperate amid Western sanctions. Last year, Belarus reportedly used 14 Russian ports for transshipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A large port is planned to be built in Russia\u2019s Murmansk by 2028 for Belarusian cargoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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