News / Russian rail companies struggle with volume collapse as sanctions bite

An eastern turn appears to have helped Russian intermodal operator TransContainer mitigate a collapse in Russian rail volumes this year.

Full-year 2022 figures from the Delo Group subsidiary indicate volume growth of 5.1%, to 1.8m teu, driven by spikes in imports (up 9.5%, to 400,000 teu) and exports (up 11.3%, to 700,000) – more than enough to offset a 200,000 teu shortfall in transit operations.

Data analyst for Odessa-based cargo consultant Informall Daniil Melnychenko told The Loadstar: “TransContainer’s intermodal traffic is heading ...