Russia eyes mid-July start for commercial logistics hub at Syrian port

Russia Re-Engineers Economic Influence in Syria with New Tartous Logistics Hub By Hind Khalifa

Russia is accelerating efforts to entrench its economic presence in Syria through a new logistics project at the Port of Tartous, signalling a strategic shift from military dominance to commercial leverage. The move comes as Moscow and Damascus engage in sensitive negotiations over the future of Russia’s military installations in Tartous and Hmeimim, at a time when American, Western, and Gulf companies are vying for access to Syria’s reconstruct…

Syria denies reports on Russian commercial logistics center at Tartus Port

Tartus is Syria's second-largest port after Latakia and one of country's key economic, strategic facilities on Mediterranean coast

Russia plans July launch for commercial hub at Syrian port

Russia hopes by mid-July to have a commercial logistics hub up and running in one of two berths at the naval base it leases in the Syrian port of Tartous, while keeping a military presence at the other, Syrian ​officials told Reuters. The hub will handle a wide range of…

Russia set to operate 'commercial hub' from Syria's Tartous Port

Moscow has maintained its military and commercial presence in Syria despite its previous alliance with the ousted government of Bashar al-Assad

Russia eyes mid-July start for commercial logistics hub at Syrian port

By Feras DalateyDUBAI, July 9 (Reuters) - Russia hopes by mid-July to have a commercial logistics hub up and running in one of two berths at the naval base it leases in the Syrian port of Tartous, while keeping a military presence at the other, Syrian officials told Reuters.The hub will handle a wide range of Russian goods including wheat and grains, and target initial cargo volumes of around 250,000 tons per month, one of the officials said.