Finnish ports presently account for as much as 70% of all new passenger cars imported into Russia, but the number of Russian port operators willing to enter this lucrative market is growing.
The Russian market for new cars has grown rapidly in the past few years as consumer spending power has risen, but facilities to handle this space-hungry traffic in the country’s ports have been lacking and, as such, ports in neighbouring countries, particularly Finland, have served as transit gateways....
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