Transportation for legal entities

Transnet has announced that private companies will soon gain access to South Africa's national rail network. The reform is aimed at increasing efficiency, capacity and removing logistical bottlenecks that have been weighing on exports and industry for many years. For cargo owners and 3PL, this is a chance to get more stable corridors and predictable deadlines to ports.

Russia and China have expanded the rules for international trucking of dangerous goods. The new protocol increased the list of permitted items sevenfold and simplified further updating of the list, which opens up more opportunities for chemistry, petrochemistry, batteries and related equipment.

On April 23, a specialized conference on cross-border payments and foreign trade practices in the current environment was announced in Moscow. The focus is on applied payment scenarios for foreign counterparties, the legal structure of transactions, and the requirements of currency, tax, and banking controls.