Despite unfavorable effects Russian Baltic ports in the first month of the new year sustained positive trends emerging lately last year. Big Port of St. Petersburg in the first month of 2010 showed an impressive growth of transshipment volumes, at 3.5 million tones or 18% up from January last year, while container turnover rose by 25%, to 112.290 TEUs. At the same time, the Kaliningrad port continued its volumes decline and even the throughput of Ust-Luga port, that previously always demonstrated positive dynamics, had a slight drop. Some experts say bureaucratic obstacles in Kaliningrad as well as the weather in the Ust-Luga case contributed to the recession.
2010 February 17
Ice borders of the Baltic
Despite unfavorable effects Russian Baltic ports in the first month of the new year sustained positive trends emerging lately last year. Big Port of St. Petersburg in the first month of 2010 showed an impressive growth of transshipment volumes, at 3.5 million tones or 18% up from January last year, while container turnover rose by 25%, to 112.290 TEUs. At the same time, the Kaliningrad port continued its volumes decline and even the throughput of Ust-Luga port, that previously always demonstrated positive dynamics, had a slight drop. Some experts say bureaucratic obstacles in Kaliningrad as well as the weather in the Ust-Luga case contributed to the recession.