10 июня 2024 — 15:14
In 2026, Belarus plans to increase the transshipment of export cargoes through Russian ports to 20 million tons. For comparison, by the end of 2023, the shipment of Belarusian goods through the ports of the Russian Federation amounted to 14.1 million tons. This is reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
According to the publication, last year only about 6.5 million tons of Belarusian petroleum products were exported through Russian seaports. This is three quarters more than in 2022.
Experts recall that before the sanctions were imposed, Belarus handled 18.8 million tons of its cargo per year through the ports of the Baltic States and Ukraine.
Belarusian companies have now started exporting their products through 19 Russian ports. The ports of the Leningrad region are used as the optimal route for transshipment of petroleum products. At the same time, the Belarusian side has been provided with preferential conditions for rail transit.
Russian Railways has promised to invest 156.3 billion Russian rubles ($1.7 billion) in the development of railway approaches to the multifunctional Bronka transshipment port in the Leningrad Region to ensure the transshipment of 20 million tons of Belarusian cargo per year.