In the 11-month period, Russian Railways carried 60.7 million tonnes of containerized cargo
In January-November 2022, container transportation on the internal network of Russian Railways totaled 2.327 million TEU, 3.4% more than in the same period of the previous year, according to Russian Railways. Total transportation on Russian Railways’ network rose by 0.4% to 5.9 million TEU (including loaded and empty containers), according to the company.
The number of loaded containers exceeded4.2 million TEU (60.7 million tonnes, up 3.2%, year-on-year).
In January-November 2022, the network of Russian Railways loaded 1.131.7 billion tonnes of cargo, down 3.6%, year-on-year.
InSeptember, theMinistry ofTransport andRussian Railways set up arapid response centre tomanage theforwarding ofcontainers from port terminals intheFar East. As Minister ofTransport Vitaly Savelyev said at the meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with Government members, thepossibility ofincreasing container transport rates foreastbound shipping in2023 while simultaneously reducing therates forshipments totheports inthenorthwest should be considered. According to him, unloading can also be facilitated with more container trains send from the Far East ports.
In late November, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the situation with shipment of containers from the Far East ports was improving.
Far East ports need unloading
Demand for redirection of container flows from Russia’s North-West to the Far East estimated at 600 thousand TEU per year
In the 11-month period, Russian Railways carried 60.7 million tonnes of containerized cargo
In January-November 2022, container transportation on the internal network of Russian Railways totaled 2.327 million TEU, 3.4% more than in the same period of the previous year, according to Russian Railways. Total transportation on Russian Railways’ network rose by 0.4% to 5.9 million TEU (including loaded and empty containers), according to the company.
The number of loaded containers exceeded4.2 million TEU (60.7 million tonnes, up 3.2%, year-on-year).
In January-November 2022, the network of Russian Railways loaded 1.131.7 billion tonnes of cargo, down 3.6%, year-on-year.
InSeptember, theMinistry ofTransport andRussian Railways set up arapid response centre tomanage theforwarding ofcontainers from port terminals intheFar East. As Minister ofTransport Vitaly Savelyev said at the meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with Government members, thepossibility ofincreasing container transport rates foreastbound shipping in2023 while simultaneously reducing therates forshipments totheports inthenorthwest should be considered. According to him, unloading can also be facilitated with more container trains send from the Far East ports.
In late November, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the situation with shipment of containers from the Far East ports was improving.
Far East ports need unloading
Demand for redirection of container flows from Russia’s North-West to the Far East estimated at 600 thousand TEU per year
