Warehouses and cargo terminals

China has begun construction of the world's largest shipping gateway on the Yangtze River at a cost of 11.3 billion dollars. The project is intended to increase the capacity of inland waterways for container and bulk cargo. For Russian importers working with manufacturers from China's inner provinces, this is an investment that will change the country's logistics map in a few years.

Russian companies transfer logistics en masse to third-party operators. The reasons are the high key rate and the shortage of warehouse space. It is unprofitable to build your own warehouse at a loan cost above 14%. 3PL operators are recording a sharp increase in demand for comprehensive storage and delivery services.

On May 14, Ozon launched its second fulfillment center in the Novosibirsk Region. Investments amount to 6.5 billion rubles. First stage: 80 thousand square meters, 40 million items at a time, 550 thousand orders per day. At full capacity — 1.4 million orders per day. The region has become a key logistics hub of the marketplace in Asia: from here orders go from Kaliningrad to Khabarovsk, and now abroad.

Ozon will launch a new sorting center in Pushkino, Moscow Region, in the first quarter of 2027. The area of the facility is about 65,000 sq. m. The daily capacity is several million orders. The marketplace's own investments in technological equipment will amount to about 6 billion rubles out of a total of 11 billion. This is part of a large-scale expansion of logistics amid a 2.2-fold year-on-year increase in orders in the Moscow region.

Russia has approved an updated national standard for commercial and warehouse infrastructure - warehouses, pick—up points and hypermarkets. The new GOST sets requirements for the location, area, equipment and safety of facilities. These are new basic standards for importers who rent or build logistics for marketplaces.

Rosgranstroy presented a program for the digital transformation of checkpoints: automation, intelligent control and expanded preliminary information about cargo should reduce border crossing by trucks to 10 minutes by 2030. They plan to introduce an "intelligent pass" in priority areas, while maintaining the standard mode for those who are not ready for advanced data.

The country's first "advanced customs control warehouse" for e-commerce retail exports has been launched in Weihai, China (Shandong Province). Customs control has been integrated directly into the production warehouse of the platform: declaration, inspection and packaging in a container take place at the same site. The stated effect is release in seconds, minus 3 hours for processing and more than 20% savings on internal logistics.

India's largest container port, JNPA, has launched crisis measures to remove export containers stuck due to line failures in the Middle East. The port has set up an interdepartmental headquarters, expanded storage facilities, and asked terminals to give exporters storage and refueling privileges.

An expanded version of the WB logistics complex in Krasniy Bor will be launched in the Leningrad region: the company has commissioned the second stage with an area of 59 thousand square meters, bringing the facility to 154 thousand square meters. The warehouse is designed for more than 57 million units of goods and is preparing to launch with automatic sorters, conveyors and pallet robots.

Tatarstan plans to fully launch its logistics complex in 2026. Deng Xiaoping is a container transportation site between Russia and China. The project fits into the region's strategy: strengthening multimodality, developing inland waterways and turning the Sviyazhsky junction into a hub where the railway, autologistics and the river-sea route converge. For foreign economic activity, this means new opportunities in terms of speed, cost and sustainability of supply chains.

The port of Santos, Brazil's largest harbor and a key BRICS logistics hub, has announced ambitious plans to modernize and attract technology. Port President Anderson Pominey said that over $5 billion will be invested in infrastructure upgrades, digitalization of processes and the creation of "green corridors" for the countries of the association in the coming years. Russia is considered as a potential partner in the supply of port technologies and equipment.

A new multi-sided cargo checkpoint will be opened in the port of Mariupol, which will strengthen the port's logistical capabilities and expand international routes.

Integrated logistics solutions are becoming more and more in demand among businesses. How the dynamics have changed in 2025 — in the analysis of "Business Lines".

The speed of delivery becomes a crucial factor in sales on marketplaces. Just 10 hours of acceleration can dramatically change a company's financial performance.

In the Moscow Region, the business of storing empty containers has come under pressure from new requirements: terminals are being closed, and large fines are being issued to entrepreneurs without a transition period.

In 2024, the global container turnover increased by 7%, reaching 928 million TEU. Drewry analysts noted the strengthening of the positions of leading terminal operators and the growth of their share in the global market.

The ports of the Far East retain their leadership in terms of cargo transshipment costs. Why this particular region remains the most expensive for exporters is discussed in the article.