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Global Ports Welcomes First Train of Russian Post’s New Regular Service from China to St. Petersburg

On July 29, 2026, First Container Terminal (FCT, located at the Big Port St. Petersburg, part of Delo Group’s Global Ports stevedoring holding) handled the first train under Russian Post’s new regular container rail service from China to Northwest Russia. The service is operated by PLC LLC, a subsidiary of JSC Russian Post.

The baseline for the project was set in April, when Global Ports, PLC LLC, and the October Railway (part of Russian Railways) signed a cooperation agreement to develop container rail services from the cities in China to St. Petersburg.

The inaugural express container train arrived at FCT carrying 62 containers of imported goods and equipment. Transit time totalled 16 days. As part of this regular express service, the trains run weekly along the Hunchun (China) – Kamyshovaya – Ussuriysk – St. Petersburg route. < Back to list