St Petersburg business figure Ilya Traber detained in police raid

Traber maintains a significant stake in the Russian logistics sector, most notably through the Primorsk deep-water port project. As of 2020, he held a 31.66% share in the facility, though the company has since ceased public disclosure of its ownership structure. The port remains under development, with ambitions to process 65 million tons of minerals, coal, and grain annually.

Designed to accommodate deep-draft cargo vessels, the Primorsk terminal is positioned as a critical node for the Northern Sea Route. While the immediate cause for the detention and the scope of the ongoing searches remain unconfirmed by broader official sources, the operation signals a major disruption to one of Russia’s most ambitious maritime infrastructure developments.