Export by Russian railways via ports of Russia, CIS and Baltic states up 4% to 256 m t in 2007

In 2007, transportation of export cargo by Russian railways via the ports of CIS and Baltic states grew by 4%, year-on-year, to 256 million tonnes, press center of Russian Railways reports. Export via Russian ports accounted for 69% of all export cargo, via the ports of Baltic states - 19%, ports of Ukraine - 12%.

In 2007, shipment of import cargo from the ports of Russia, CIS and Baltic states amounted to 13 million tonnes (+38%, year-on-year). In Russian ports shipment of import cargo grew by 37%, in Ukrainian – by 73%, in the ports of Baltic states – by 19%.