Containerized shipments moved to and from ports in Russia increased 9.8% to a total of 5.075 million TEUs in 2018, according to statistics compiled by an association of commercial seaports in the nation. Throughput swelled 9.8% from the previous year, but was smaller than the 15.5% marked in 2017. In breakdown, imports accounted for 2.129 million TEUs, up 9.38%, and exports, 2.103 million TEUs, up 9.25%. Empty containers totaled 761,690 TEUs, up 1.5%.
By region, Baltic Sea ports were...