According to the Maritime Board (Morskaya Kollegiya) of the Russian Government, 17.6 million tons of cargo were carried over the Volga–Baltic Waterway in 2004, which is very close to the waterway's maximum capacity.
ロシア政府の海事委員会 (Morskaya Kollegiya) によれば、2004年にはヴォルガ・バルト水路を1760万トンの貨物が輸送され、これは水路の最大容量に近い。