Russia’s container market increase by 18% year-on-year
NewsIn February of this year alone, Russia’s container market rose by 23.5 per cent year-on-year to 533,000 TEU. The preceding month also saw growth.
Kaliningrad goes fishing for containers
The Sea Fisheries Port of Kaliningrad (KMRP) has adapted to changing market conditions and recently began handling general container traffic. “We looked at our activity in 2004 and 2005 and realised that transit cargo was passing us by due to the competitive rates for Belarus o/d flows via Lithuania,” remarked KMRP director general Andrey Krayniy recalled. “We drew up new plans for modernisation and reconstruction…containers are the most promising line of development for us.”
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