Problemy Transportu i Logistyki

According to the Russian maritime strategy, the Baltic Sea is for Russia the most important trading route to European countries. Modernisation, development and the construction of new ports in Russia concentrate in Sankt Petersburg and the Gulf of Finland. The growing cargo handling capacity of ports will lead to reducing the dependence of the Russian Federation on transit transport. Cargo volumes handled by main Russian ports in the Gulf of Finland constitute over 85% of the total turnover of Russian ports on the Baltic Sea. The ports in Ust-Luga and Primorsk noted their biggest turnover in 2015. In the years 2008-2015, cargo volumes in Ust-Luga rose eleven fold. Sankt Petersburg is the biggest container port in the Baltic Sea Region. The shortage of development areas, caused by the urban built-up of Sankt-Petersburg, has exhausted further port development. At the end of 2015, Bronka Port joined the group of the newest container and ro-ro ports. The port is to become the key gate for containers sailing to Russia.