Big Port of St. Petersburg posts a 16.3% throughput rise, at 11.2m tons for Q1, 2010

Freight flows via the Big Port of St. Petersburg in January-March 2010 increased by 16.3% compared with the same period of 2009, to 11.2 million tons, the Port Authority statement said.
In the pre-crisis 1st quarter of 2008 cargo turnover of the port amounted to 13.438.600 tons. Trade volumes in Q1, 10 dropped vs pre-crisis level by 16.8%.

The Port posted container counts at 394.206 TEUs in Q1, 2010, a year-on-year 39.7% gain and 12.2% lower than in the 1st quarter 2008.

The Port of St. Petersburg is located on the islands of the delta of the Neva river, in the Neva Bay, the eastern tip of the Gulf of Finland. The Big Port of St. Petersburg territory includes the Neva River delta and the Neva Bay, Kronstadt and dam structures. The Port of St. Petersburg has a fleet of Icebreakers providing pilotage services for ships during winter navigation. The Port Authority says there are at least 30 stevedores currently operating in the port. According to 2009 report the port handled 50.4 million tons of commodities and 21.619 ships called at the port (10.786 inbound and 10.833 outbound).
 
To read more on the Q1, 2010 Russian ports statistics, see the PortNews’ "Relevant Topic", April 13th