Trade flows via Port of Archangelsk’s grow 38.1% to 4,5m tons
Freight traffic passing through Archangelsk port rose last year by 38.1% year-over-year to 4.5 million tons, PortNews reports citing the Archangelsk Port Authority 2010’s statistics.
The handled volume includes timber cargo, which rose by 8% to 512,500 tons, coal exports jumped by almost 2 times, up to 347,500 tons, oil products exports also doubled, to 1,065,000 tons, while crude oil shipment fell nearly 3 times, to 212,400 tons.
Goods transported via inland waterways totaled 745,700 tons (the segment of cargo was not included in 2009’s throughput statistics). Excluding this figure, the port’s output grew by 15.3% to 3,7 million tons.
Arkhangelsk, a year-round navigable seaport, is located in the delta of the Northern Dvina River flowing into the White Sea. Cargoes transported via the Northern Sea Route are passing through the port’s terminals. The port’s stevedores handle a broad range cargo: general, cellulose, cardboard, containers, timber, metals, fertilizers, heavy equipment, bulk and bulk cargoes. The Arkhangelsk port capacity allows handling up to 4,5 million tons of cargo annually. Throughput of the port of Arkhangelsk in 2009 shrank by 30.58% to 3,271,600 tons.