Experts assessed a possible EU ban on the transit of goods through Russia

How was the transit through Russia

In 2021, transit traffic through the Russian Railways network increased by 1.4 times to 33 million tons. This is the maximum since 2012. The volume of container traffic along the route China – Europe – China on the transit services of UTLC ERA ) amounted to 692,500 TEU (equivalent to a 20-foot container). In 2022, as UTLC ERA CEO Alexei Grom said in March of this year, the volume of cargo transportation along the China-Europe-China route amounted to about 681,000 TEU. On the route Kazakhstan – Russia – Belarus last year it amounted to 411,000 TEU. In January, Russian Railways reported that the total transit through its network grew by 11% in 2022, reaching 36.97 million tons.