Russian economy quagmire as key exports and imports slump | World | News
Vladimir Putin faces an economic mishap because new figures show that Russia’s imports and exports are reduced. According to analysts from Fesco Transport Group, the country’s container market decreased by 3.1% between January and May. Meanwhile, according to TEU, 1,122 million TEU, where imports decreased by 5%. Rail Transit was subjected to 240,000 TEU, a 4% hit and to 491,000 TEU to 13%. However, container exports increased by 8%.
According to Fesco, export shipments over land border crossings have also seen an increase of 17%compared to the first five months of last year, and export container shipments over Far East ports increased by 5%over Novorossiysk Port. At the same time, exports decreased by 8%over the ports in the Baltic Basin.
However, imports increased by 13% through Baltic ports – 8% through Novorossiysk.
However, import shipments decreased by 16%through Far East Ports.
In May 2025, Interfax added to 540,000 TEU that container shipping volumes decreased by 6.9% compared to the same month last year.
In March, German Maslov, Vice President of Fesco Linear and Logistics, told journalists that the Russian container could grow by 3% in 2025.
We estimate the growth of the Russian container market compared to 2025 3% in 2025. It is clear that some segments will grow more.
According to Interfax, Maslov said, “As for the trends, we see a general decrease in the cargo flow from the Far East with an increase in the general cargo flow in the north west of Russia.” He said.
According to the figures reported in May, the Russian railway load comes after the 16 -year history has fallen to the lowest level.
In April, only 92.9 million tons of loading in the country represents the annual decrease of 8.6%. International Railway Magazine.
Rzd, the state’s railway company RZD said: “The main losses in volumes are associated with a decrease in the transport of construction materials, coal, iron metals and scrap metal due to the decrease in demand from the sectors of the economy consuming these goods.”
At the beginning of this month, Railway supply He reported that drone strikes continue to cause major load delays throughout Russia, which seriously affect logistics.
