Russia’s remote areas (including remote towns in the Far East, Siberia and areas around the Arctic Circle) serve as emerging markets for China-Russia trade, undertaking the transit needs of various goods such as energy equipment, building materials and heating equipment. Affected by multiple factors including geographical environment, infrastructure, climate conditions and policy control, transit to remote areas has long faced the dilemma of “inaccessible, undeliverable and unstable timeliness”. In 2026, Russia promoted the Far East Development Plan, increasing investment in ports and logistics facilities in remote areas. However, most transporters cannot adapt to the transit needs of remote areas due to lack of global resources, cold-resistant capacity and local nodes, resulting in high cargo detention rates, high damage risks and even terminal delivery blind spots.
I. Core Pain Points of Transit to Russia’s Remote Areas: Four Insurmountable Barriers
Weak Infrastructure: Road facilities in remote areas such as the Far East and Siberia are simple, with some sections unpaved, limited bridge load-bearing capacity, low railway double-track coverage and insufficient automatic transshipment capacity, leading to low cargo transshipment efficiency. Coupled with the ongoing upgrading of Far East ports supervised by Russian Prime Minister Mishustin, some ports still operate with temporary plans, further restricting transit efficiency.
Significant Climate Constraints: The average winter temperature in remote areas drops to -30℃, and can reach -40℃ in some regions. The sea transport ice period lasts up to 5 months. Highway transport is prone to suspension due to ice and snow roads. Ordinary vehicles cannot adapt to extreme cold environments, leading to a sharp increase in cargo damage and timeliness delay risks.
Insufficient Network Coverage: Most transporters only cover core cities. Transit to remote areas relies on multi-level transshipment with redundant intermediate links. There are no fixed terminal delivery outlets, and direct delivery is even impossible in some villages and towns, significantly extending the transit cycle.
Difficult Compliance and Policy Adaptation: Transit to remote areas must comply with local special supervision requirements. Some categories such as energy equipment require additional permits from the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade. Policies vary greatly among different remote regions, and lack of professional team interpretation is likely to lead to compliance risks.
II. National Network Construction: Three Dimensions to Achieve Direct Delivery to Remote Areas
Linked Layout of Core Nodes: With Shanghai as the operation hub, establish regional hubs in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, link directly affiliated distribution centers in remote areas such as the Far East’s Kanikurgan Port and Krasnoyarsk, and build a three-level transit network of “central coordination – hub transshipment – terminal direct delivery”, covering hundreds of remote towns in Russia and eliminating terminal delivery blind spots. Relying on the advantages of the Heilongjiang Bridge channel, achieve seamless connection between the China-Russia border and remote areas of the Far East.
Adaptation of Cold-Resistant and Compliant Capacity: Integrate compliant cold-resistant capacity resources in Russia, equipped with special trucks with snow tires and diesel preheating systems, and heated boxcars. Optimize cargo packaging for extreme cold environments, adopting a combination of thermal film and heating blankets to ensure the integrity of building materials, electromechanical equipment and other goods in low-temperature conditions. All vehicles have completed relevant registration in the Russian Federation, adapting to the road and climate conditions of remote areas to ensure smooth transit.
Port and Route Optimization: Connect with upgraded Far East port resources, complete transit permits for ports such as Kanikurgan in advance, open special lines directly from border ports to remote areas, and reduce transshipment links. Dynamically optimize transit routes based on road and meteorological conditions in remote areas, avoiding low-load-bearing bridges and high-risk ice and snow sections. Rely on channels such as the Trans-Caspian International Transport Corridor to improve transit timeliness.
III. SBTG’s Exclusive Guarantees: Full-Chain Support for Worry-Free Transit
Qualification and Policy Support: SBTG has completed registration with the Russian Federal Customs Service and obtained China-Russia AEO Advanced Certification. It is familiar with policies related to Russia’s Far East Development Plan and remote area transit supervision requirements. It can assist enterprises in handling special permits for categories such as energy equipment, ensuring full-process compliant operations and avoiding policy risks.
Local Team Emergency Response: Establish directly affiliated teams at core nodes in remote areas such as Krasnoyarsk and around Kanikurgan Port, equipped with professionals with rich extreme cold area transit experience and Russian-speaking personnel. In case of abnormal situations such as sudden road condition changes and cargo inspections, they will arrive at the scene to coordinate and solve problems within 1 hour, minimizing losses to the greatest extent.
Full-Chain Risk and Timeliness Control: Implement a three-document review system to verify transit-related documents and certification documents in advance, avoiding detention due to incomplete documents. Rely on digital scheduling systems to track cargo trajectory, road conditions and temperature changes in real time, implementing full-process traceability for transit, allowing enterprises to query cargo status in real time. Introduce exclusive insurance for remote area transit, covering core risks such as cargo damage, loss and timeliness delays, with claim review initiated within 24 hours.
Customized Transit Plans: Assign exclusive logistics consultants to tailor personalized transit plans according to enterprises’ cargo categories, delivery nodes and the characteristics of remote area destinations. For bulk energy equipment, building materials and other goods, optimize capacity allocation and packaging plans; for small-batch goods, integrate LCL resources to reduce transit costs, achieving dual control of timeliness and costs.
The core of transit to Russia’s remote areas lies in national network coverage, cold-resistant capacity adaptation and local professional support. Shanghai SBTG deeply integrates 20 years of Russia-bound logistics experience with Russia’s Far East policies and extreme cold transportation technologies. The built national transit network breaks through remote area transit barriers, realizing worry-free direct delivery of goods.
