Cargo turnover of the Big port of St.-Petersburg decreased by 19% (to 41.85 mln tons) in January-October, 2009 as compared to the corresponding period of 2008. As PortNews IAA learnt from Petr Parinov, Captain of the port, box turnover of the port decreased by 36.1% (to 1 mln 69 thousand TEUs).
Shipping turnaround of the port amounted to 19,247 calls and departures (-27% against January-October, 2008 ).
Port of St. Petersburg is located on the islands in the mouth of the Neva-river, in the Neva Bay at the eastern side of the Gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea). The Big Port of St. Petersburg includes the mouth of the Neva-river, the Neva Bay, Kronshtadt and the complex of structures protecting St. Petersburg from flood (the dam). Icebreaker assistance is carried out within winter navigation. According to the Administration of the Sea Port of St. Petersburg, about 30 stevedoring companies are engaged in transshipment of cargo in the port. Cargom turnover of the port amounted to 59.9 mln tons in 2008.
Shipping turnaround of the port amounted to 19,247 calls and departures (-27% against January-October, 2008 ).
Port of St. Petersburg is located on the islands in the mouth of the Neva-river, in the Neva Bay at the eastern side of the Gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea). The Big Port of St. Petersburg includes the mouth of the Neva-river, the Neva Bay, Kronshtadt and the complex of structures protecting St. Petersburg from flood (the dam). Icebreaker assistance is carried out within winter navigation. According to the Administration of the Sea Port of St. Petersburg, about 30 stevedoring companies are engaged in transshipment of cargo in the port. Cargom turnover of the port amounted to 59.9 mln tons in 2008.