On 7 October 2026, the CCTT Secretariat hosted a videoconference of Council members. Representatives of railways, seaports, transport and logistics companies, and international organisations from more than eight countries reviewed the results of work for May to September 2026 and outlined the next steps. The meeting was moderated by Mikhail Goncharov, CCTT General Secretary.
Results: May–September 2026
During the reporting period, CCTT held events under the ColdChain project (14 May, 16 September), a meeting of the Maritime Logistics Working Group chaired by Sergey Sidorov, Deputy General Director of FESCO Transportation Group (11 June), a presentation of the Vega digital logistics platform developed by the Russian University of Transport — RUT (MIIT) within the Digital Transit Working Group (17 June), and a presentation of the services of the western route of the International Transport Corridor (ITC) North–South with the participation of Russian Railways (RZD) and the railways of Azerbaijan and Iran (3 July, over 200 participants from 12 countries). Under the Legal Committee, webinars were held on EAEU navigation seals (14 July) and the transition to electronic document interchange in the GIS EPD system (9 September). On 13 July, a meeting of the Expert Scientific Council was held under the chairmanship of Igor Rozenberg, Scientific Director of RUT (MIIT) and Director of the Research Institute of Transport.
Key Highlights from Participants
Konstantin Baranov, Deputy Head of the Center for Corporate Transport Services (CFTS) — a branch of OJSC Russian Railways (RZD), reported that 8.9 million tonnes of cargo were transported along the North–South corridor in the first nine months of 2026 — an increase of nearly 10% compared with the same period in 2025. He also presented the International Cargo Express Russia–Kazakhstan project: non-stop trains running from Vyazma station to Almaty-1 station. The presentation is scheduled for 15 October in Astana.
Lyudmila Renne, Deputy Head of the Department of Foreign Projects and International Cooperation of OJSC Russian Railways (RZD), reported on the work of the UNECE Inland Transport Committee (ITC) along Euro-Asian Transport Link (EATL) No. 1. Working groups on through freight rates and digitalization are being established under the EATL No. 1 Steering Committee, while bottlenecks have also been identified. As part of OSJD cooperation, she invited CCTT member companies to submit proposals for updating the SMGS railway consignment note (Agreement on International Goods Transport by Rail) for consideration at the meeting of the Second Commission of the OSJD Transport Law Committee on 20–23 October.
Manish Kumar, representative of India and CCTT member, raised the issue of alternative routes for the export of grain and other agricultural products given the limited operations at the port of Novorossiysk.
Mostafa Beryani Agdam, Board Member of Behineh Tarabar Azhour International Railway Transport and Logistics, announced plans to launch a pilot container train on the Iran–Azerbaijan–Russia–China route to carry seafood.
Yaroslava Orlova, Business Programme Director of the Pharmtech & Ingredients exhibition, ITE Group, invited CCTT members to the exhibition (24–27 November, Crocus Expo, Moscow) and a panel session on pharmaceutical logistics on 25 November. A promo code "CCTT" is available for free registration.
Key Agreements
· Presentation of the International Cargo Express Russia–Kazakhstan — 15 October in Astana.
· Launch of a pilot container train on the Iran–Azerbaijan–Russia–China route within the next two weeks.
· Collection of proposals from CCTT members on amendments to the SMGS and exploration of alternative routes for Indian cargo flows via the CCTT HelpDesk.
Upcoming Events
· 9 October — Webinar "Food Security of Russia" (online, TransRussia Connect)
· 14 October — VI International Research and Practice Conference "Digital Technologies in Transport and Logistics" (Moscow, RUT / MIIT)
· 15–16 October — VIII New Silk Way Business Forum as part of Kazakhstan Transport Week (Astana)
· 19–21 October — TransRussia Summit 2026 (Moscow)
· 22 October — IV Far Eastern Logistics Forum (Vladivostok)
· 19 November — Round Table "Transport Connectivity" within the Transport of Russia — 2026 forum (Moscow)
· 25 November — Panel session "Pharmaceutical Logistics", Pharmtech & Ingredients (Moscow)
The annual review "Trans-Eurasian Routes — 2026" is being prepared jointly with MGIMO University. CCTT members are invited to contribute.