In January-September Russian seaports handled 531.7 million tons of cargo (up by 5.7% YoY), says the press center of Association of Commercial Sea Ports.
Transshipment of dry bulk cargo totaled 248.7 million tons (+7.8%) including 101.9 million tons of coal (+12.0%), 31.4 million tons of containerized cargo (+4.8%), 24.3 million tons of grain (+2.1%), 21.5 million tons of ferrous metal (+8.5%), 17.1 million tons of cargo carried by ferries (+3.6%), 6.5 million tons of ore (+30.6%), 4.1 million tons of timber (+2.5%), and 3.9 million tons of ro-ro cargo (up 1.8 times).
Transshipment of liquid bulk cargo increased by 3.9% to 283.0 million tons including 162.9 million tons of crude oil (+8.5%), 9.7 million tons of liquefied gas (+3.5%) and 107.8 million tons of oil products (-2.4%).
Transshipment of export cargo totaled 420.4 (+5.2%), import cargo – 23.4 million tons (-6.1%), transit – 36.3 million tons (+0.5%), coastal trade cargo – 51.6 million tons (+21.4%).
Operators of the Arctic Basin terminals handled 34.8 million tons (up by 31.8% YoY) including 19.8 million tons of dry cargo (+8.5%) and 15 million tons of liquid bulk cargo (up 1.8 times). The port of Murmansk handled 23.1 million tons (+42.2%), Varandei – 6 million tons (+22.1%), Arkhangelsk – 2.1 million tons (-28.4%), Kandalaksha – 0.5 million tons (-21.5%).
The ports of the Baltic Basin handled 174.9 million tons (+1.9%) including 66 million tons of dry cargo (+0.9%) and 108.9 million tons of liquid bulk cargo (+2.6%). The port of Ust-Luga handled 68.5 million tons of cargo (+5.3%), Primorsk – 48.3 million tons (+10.5%), Big Port St. Petersburg – 35.9 million tons (-7.7%), Vysotsk – 12.5 million tons (-5.2%), Kaliningrad – 8.7 million tons (-8.9%).
Throughput of Azov – Black Sea ports climbed to 179.7 million tons (+3.9%) including 77.5 million tons of dry cargo (+8.7%) and 102.2 million tons of liquid bulk cargo (+0.6%). The port of Novorossiysk handled 96.7 million tons (+2.1%), Kavkaz – 24.5 million tons (+3.1%), Taman – 9.5 million tons (+9.2%), Rostov-on-Don – 9.7 million tons (+21.7%), Kerch – 7.1 million tons (+31.6%), Yeisk – 3 million tons (+8.3%), Temryuk – 2.2 million tons (+19.2%), Tuapse – 18.7 million tons (-1.5%), Azov – 4.8 million tons (-2.7%), Taganrog – 1.7 million tons (-22.6%).
The ports of the Caspian Basin handled 4.3 million tons (-15.9%) including 2.1 million tons of dry cargo (-9.3%) and 2.2 million tons of liquid bulk cargo (-11.5%). The port of Makhachkala handled 2.4 million tons (-19.4%). Transport of port Astrakhan fell by 9.3% to 1.8 million tons, port Olya – by 29.6%.
The ports of Far East Basin handled 137.9 million tons (+8.5%) including 83.2 million tons of dry cargo (+13.7%) and 54.7 million tons of liquid bulk cargo (+1.5%). Port Vostochny handled 51 million tons (+4.5%), Vanino – 22.7 million tons (+13.8%), Nakhodka – 17.4 million tons (+10.2%), Vladivostok – 10.5 million tons (+10.5%), De-Castri – 8.5 million tons (+13.1%), Posiet – 6.0 million tons (+26.8%), Prigorodnoye – 11.6 million tons (-0.8%).
Association of Commercial Sea Ports (ASOP) set up in 1987 unites over 50 organizations and enterprises of Russia’s maritime transport. ASOP comprises of commercial seaports, forwarding and agency companies, scientific research institutes and marine educational institutions. Operational results of Russian port sector are based on statistics reports and cover all stevedoring companies operating in the Russian Federation. (Portnews/Business World Magazine)
