Due to Russia-directed container traffic increase also container traffic through three   Baltic countries will increase. Increase in Russian import container traffic is mainly   based on containers transported from China. Compared to 2005, in 2006 China's   export to Russia  increased by 19,8% and compared to 2006, in 2007 already by   79,9%. Compared to 2006, in 2007 China's trade with Russia increased a total by   44,3%. Hence, trade between Russia and China is increasing consistently.   Russia exports to China oil, oil products and other energy carriers and fertilizers. In   2006, Russia transported 21,4% of oil products and 8,4% of fertilizers through Port   of Tallinn, whereas almost 3% of  Russia's fertilizer export to China was performed   through Port of Tallinn. Both countries wish to fulfill the set objective to take trade   from 30 billion US dollars in 2004 to 80 billion US dollars per year during five   years.   As Russia exports to China mainly energy carriers, extensive export articles need   to be found for containers returned to Russia.   The amount of empty marine containers  returned to China created as a result of   trade between China and Russia can be used at the export of recycled scrap paper   to Asia. As consumer commodities imported from China to Russia in containers   are destined to areas, where retail trade and purchasing power increase most   rapidly, scrap paper is a suitable export article. In Russia consumption is highest in   Moscow and the district surrounding the city and in St.  Petersburg and Leningrad   district.   Scrap paper export from Russia to China is also supported by a large scrap paper   market in rapidly developing areas of dense population in Moscow and Moscow   district and St. Petersburg and Leningrad district. Russia's potential scrap paper   export market volume is 371 000 tons or calculated into containers a total of   19 840 TEU, which comprises 3,5% of the transport  volume of Russia's empty   export containers. The market volume of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian scrap   paper export is 307 000 tons or 16 417 TEU. The perspective scrap paper export   common market volume in 2014 will be 4 632 385 tons or 247 721 TEU.   In the coming ten years world container traffic will be dominated by Chinese   container traffic, which will increase from one fifth to one third of world container   traffic. To get a part of this container traffic, Estonia needs to actively participate in   an international container transport market as a part of the global supply chain and   find a suitable logistical solution for container transport into Estonia in large   quantities. Extensive transit container traffic from China through Estonia can be   performed by sea, either based on a direct call or hub and spoke principle.   Maritime transport is also supported by factual division of intermodal transport   between different transport types in Chinese ports and preference of maritime   transport by international carriers. For example in 2006, only 0,1% of all container