Deep roots of new routes October 29, 2026 or where the paths of transportation integration lead us, and what is happening in the world at this moment Logistics of meaning. Issue 72. ▫ Is world politics moving in a creative way? Let's look at transportation: are markets and routes opening up or are the prohibitions, payment gaps and insurance risks increasing? This week there are more reasons for cautious optimism. ▫ The Russia-Africa Forum expanded the contractual basis for cooperation. Russian President V. Putin outlined the possibility of increasing Russia's foreign trade with African countries from more than 27 billion dollars to more than 50 billion. Documents with Kenya, Central African Republic, Sierra Leone and Mozambique cover transportation, transport and road infrastructure. Mutual recognition of seafarers' certificates was agreed with Togo. Agreements with African interstate unions open up the possibility of coordinating transport beyond the continent's internal borders. And the center in question on the east coast of Africa could become a maritime continuation of the international North-South transportation corridor. ▫ The GECF statement in Moscow completed this picture: diversification of gas routes, development of cross-border infrastructures, protection of pipelines and gas pipelines. And we can confidently say that Russia's role in international cooperation in industrial gas is significantly strengthened. ▫ In Brazil, Lula's victory with 51.79 percent of the vote maintains the political backbone of a program of five multimodal routes and 190 infrastructure initiatives. Previously identified funding opportunities total $10 billion. For BRICS, this is the prospect of expanding trade, including the supply of fertilizers to South America. ▫ In the Middle East, much depends on negotiations. Saudi Arabia and Greece discuss energy connectivity, the future of hydrogen energy and data transmission in submarine cables.

Deep roots of new routes October 29, 2026 or where the paths of transportation integration lead us, and what is happening in the world at this moment Logistics of meaning. Issue 72. ▫ Is world politics moving in a creative way? Let's look at transportation: are markets and routes opening up or are the prohibitions, payment gaps and insurance risks increasing? This week there are more reasons for cautious optimism. ▫ The Russia-Africa Forum expanded the contractual basis for cooperation. Russian President V. Putin outlined the possibility of increasing Russia's foreign trade with African countries from more than 27 billion dollars to more than 50 billion. Documents with Kenya, Central African Republic, Sierra Leone and Mozambique cover transportation, transport and road infrastructure. Mutual recognition of seafarers' certificates was agreed with Togo. Agreements with African interstate unions open up the possibility of coordinating transport beyond the continent's internal borders. And the center in question on the east coast of Africa could become a maritime continuation of the international North-South transportation corridor. ▫ The GECF statement in Moscow completed this picture: diversification of gas routes, development of cross-border infrastructures, protection of pipelines and gas pipelines. And we can confidently say that Russia's role in international cooperation in industrial gas is significantly strengthened. ▫ In Brazil, Lula's victory with 51.79 percent of the vote maintains the political backbone of a program of five multimodal routes and 190 infrastructure initiatives. Previously identified funding opportunities total $10 billion. For BRICS, this is the prospect of expanding trade, including the supply of fertilizers to South America. ▫ In the Middle East, much depends on negotiations. Saudi Arabia and Greece discuss energy connectivity, the future of hydrogen energy and data transmission in submarine cables.