Freight turnover of Ust-Luga port in Jan-Sept grows 15.8% to 8.31m tons

Nine-month freight volumes passing via the port of Ust-Luga (Leningrad region) rose by 15.8% from Jan-Sept, last year, to 8.31 million tons, PortNews reports with reference to statistics provided by Association of Sea Commercial Ports (ASOP).

 

Port of Ust-Luga is located on Russia’s border with the EU. Its 16-m deep harborage and a 3.7-km-long approach canal make Ust-Luga the only Russian port on the Baltic Sea capable to accommodate 75,000dwt bulkers and 120,000dwt tankers. In 2009, cargo turnover of Ust Luga port amounted to 10.3 million tons. There were 1.031 ship transits (517 inbound and 514 outbound). The boundaries of Ust-Luga port were established by the Russ. Govt. decree on May 20, 2009.