News / 150,000 empty containers stranded in Russia as trade imbalance grows

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28/09/2023

The huge trade imbalance between China and Russia since the invasion of Ukraine has led to some 150,000 teu of empty boxes becoming stranded in Russia.

According to new analysis from online box platform Container xChange, the surge of Chinese exports into Russia since it launched ...

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