Nine-month freight flows passing through Russian ports rose by 6.7% compared with Jan-Sept, 2009 and amounted to 393.32 million tons, the ASOP, Association of Sea Commercial Ports’ statistics said.
The volume of dry cargoes in the reporting period amounted to 158.26 million tons (+8.1%), including: coal - 51.02 million tons (+3.6%), containerized cargo - 23.97 million tons (+32.3%), mineral fertilizer - 9.51 million tons (+30.3%), ferries freight - 5.49 million tons (+4.2%), timber cargo - 5.14 million tons (+12 , 4%), scrap metal - 1.99 million tons (the last year’s level), and sugar - 1.8 million tons (+30.4%).
Liquid bulk cargo volume totaled 235.06 million tons (+5.7%), including: crude oil - 156.56 million tons (+3.6%), petroleum products - 77.3 million tons (+10.8% ).
In Jan-Sept, exports volume rose 6.2% to 304.34 million tons, while imports increased by 38.3% to 27.42 million tons, transit cargo – to 33.66 million tons (last year's volume). Short sea trade volume dropped 3.2% to 27.9 million tons.
Stevedores of the Northwest Basin handled 170.05 million tons of cargo, a 2.4% increase over the first nine months of last year. The volume of transshipment of dry cargo amounted to 60.76 million tons (+9.5%), liquid cargo – to 109.29 million tons (-1.2%). Throughput of the Big Port of St. Petersburg is up 14.7%, to 42.55 million tons, of the port of Kaliningrad - by 14.3% to 10,5 million tons, of the port of Ust-Luga – by 15.8% to 8,31 million tons, of the port of Arkhangelsk - by 6.9%, to 8.74 million tons.
Seaports of the South Basin have seen 135.86 million tons of cargo, a slight 0.7-percent gain, including dry cargo - 49.25 million tons (+3.9%), liquid bulk cargo – 86,62 million tons (-1,0% ). Operators of marine terminals of Tuapse port handled 13.94 million tons (+1%), of Port Kavkaz - 7.66 million tons (+23.7%), the Port of Rostov - 5.88 million tons (+35,5%), the port of Azov - 3,57 million tons (+5,0%). Freight traffic via the port of Novorossiysk shrank by 2.4% compared with Jan-Sept, 2009 to 90.6 million tons.
In nine recent months, Far Eastern ports demonstrated a 29.0% throughput gain, to 87.41 million tons, including 48.26 million tons (+10.9%) of dry cargo and 39.16 million tons of liquid bulk cargo, 1,6 times as much over the same period last year. The regional stevedore companies’ throughput rose at the port of Vanino by 5.1%, to 18.38 million tons, at Vladivostok Port - by 13.8%, to 12.99 million tons. Operators of the port of Vostochny increased freight transshipment by 1,8 times to 26.35 million tons thanks to the launch of an oil transshipment terminal in Kozmino, of Sakhalin ports - by 1,6 times to 14.81 million tons, due to commissioning of an oil & gas handling facility in Progorodny.
Association of Commercial Sea Ports (ASOP) was founded in 1987. Currently ASSOP unites more than 50 Russian organizations and enterprises of maritime transport. The Association includes commercial sea ports, forwarding and agency companies, research institutes and maritime transport schools. The outcome data of the Russian port complex is based on statistical reports, covering all the stevedore companies operating in the country’s ports.
The volume of dry cargoes in the reporting period amounted to 158.26 million tons (+8.1%), including: coal - 51.02 million tons (+3.6%), containerized cargo - 23.97 million tons (+32.3%), mineral fertilizer - 9.51 million tons (+30.3%), ferries freight - 5.49 million tons (+4.2%), timber cargo - 5.14 million tons (+12 , 4%), scrap metal - 1.99 million tons (the last year’s level), and sugar - 1.8 million tons (+30.4%).
Liquid bulk cargo volume totaled 235.06 million tons (+5.7%), including: crude oil - 156.56 million tons (+3.6%), petroleum products - 77.3 million tons (+10.8% ).
In Jan-Sept, exports volume rose 6.2% to 304.34 million tons, while imports increased by 38.3% to 27.42 million tons, transit cargo – to 33.66 million tons (last year's volume). Short sea trade volume dropped 3.2% to 27.9 million tons.
Stevedores of the Northwest Basin handled 170.05 million tons of cargo, a 2.4% increase over the first nine months of last year. The volume of transshipment of dry cargo amounted to 60.76 million tons (+9.5%), liquid cargo – to 109.29 million tons (-1.2%). Throughput of the Big Port of St. Petersburg is up 14.7%, to 42.55 million tons, of the port of Kaliningrad - by 14.3% to 10,5 million tons, of the port of Ust-Luga – by 15.8% to 8,31 million tons, of the port of Arkhangelsk - by 6.9%, to 8.74 million tons.
Seaports of the South Basin have seen 135.86 million tons of cargo, a slight 0.7-percent gain, including dry cargo - 49.25 million tons (+3.9%), liquid bulk cargo – 86,62 million tons (-1,0% ). Operators of marine terminals of Tuapse port handled 13.94 million tons (+1%), of Port Kavkaz - 7.66 million tons (+23.7%), the Port of Rostov - 5.88 million tons (+35,5%), the port of Azov - 3,57 million tons (+5,0%). Freight traffic via the port of Novorossiysk shrank by 2.4% compared with Jan-Sept, 2009 to 90.6 million tons.
In nine recent months, Far Eastern ports demonstrated a 29.0% throughput gain, to 87.41 million tons, including 48.26 million tons (+10.9%) of dry cargo and 39.16 million tons of liquid bulk cargo, 1,6 times as much over the same period last year. The regional stevedore companies’ throughput rose at the port of Vanino by 5.1%, to 18.38 million tons, at Vladivostok Port - by 13.8%, to 12.99 million tons. Operators of the port of Vostochny increased freight transshipment by 1,8 times to 26.35 million tons thanks to the launch of an oil transshipment terminal in Kozmino, of Sakhalin ports - by 1,6 times to 14.81 million tons, due to commissioning of an oil & gas handling facility in Progorodny.
Association of Commercial Sea Ports (ASOP) was founded in 1987. Currently ASSOP unites more than 50 Russian organizations and enterprises of maritime transport. The Association includes commercial sea ports, forwarding and agency companies, research institutes and maritime transport schools. The outcome data of the Russian port complex is based on statistical reports, covering all the stevedore companies operating in the country’s ports.