Nine-month freight traffic through the Big Port of St. Petersburg rose 14.85% compared with the same period a year earlier, to 42 million 549.2 thousand tons, the Port Authority statistical information said.
In Jan-Sept, the volume of handled bulk cargo grew by a percent - to 12 million 16,4 thousand tons, nonferrous metals - fell by 6.4% to 1 million 289.7 thousand tons, volume of handled coal and coke also dropped, by 12%, to 1 million 738.4 thousand tons, while nine-month container traffic surged 47 percent, to 1,380,520 TEUs, the port statistics said.
In September 2010, the port throughput rose to 5,603,800 tons, up 19.5% from last year’s September.
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. In 2009, the port handled 50.4 million tons of cargo and 21.619 ships (10.786 inbound vessels and 10.833 outbound ones).
In Jan-Sept, the volume of handled bulk cargo grew by a percent - to 12 million 16,4 thousand tons, nonferrous metals - fell by 6.4% to 1 million 289.7 thousand tons, volume of handled coal and coke also dropped, by 12%, to 1 million 738.4 thousand tons, while nine-month container traffic surged 47 percent, to 1,380,520 TEUs, the port statistics said.
In September 2010, the port throughput rose to 5,603,800 tons, up 19.5% from last year’s September.
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. In 2009, the port handled 50.4 million tons of cargo and 21.619 ships (10.786 inbound vessels and 10.833 outbound ones).