Maritime transport flying the flag of Russia carried 18.283 mln t of cargo in 2015, up 15.5%, y-o-y

Cargo transportation by maritime transport flying the flag of Russia totaled 18.283 mln t in 2015, up 15.5%, year-on-year. According to RF Transport Ministry’s final report on its performance in 2015, plans and objectives for 2016 and for the period till 2018, the increase was driven by transport services provided in the Crimean Federal District and cargo transportation via the ports and points of the Northern Sea Route as well as increased demand for cargo transportation services at the international freight market.

Over the navigation season of 2015, cargo traffic along the Northern Sea Route totaled 5,431,700 t (+36.4%).

Cargo transportation by inland water transport declined by 0.8% to 118.12 mln t mostly due to lower demand for transportation of construction cargoes.

Deliveries to the Far North regions by water transport fell by 4.8% to 20.4 mln t including 3.3 mln t carried by maritime transport (-4.7%) and 17 mln t – by inland water transport (-4.8%).