News / Capacity into St Petersburg plunges and box ships move to transatlantic trades

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Ocean freight capacity serving Russia’s main container gateway of St Petersburg has shrunk to one-sixth of its level prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

According to new research from Alphaliner, in early February, carriers deployed some 95,400 teu across 43 ships into the Russian port, while today, that figure stands at just 15,700 teu, with only CMA CGM and MSC continuing to advertise calls at the port, on one service each.

Alphaliner also notes that Unifeeder and Cosco have made ad hoc ...