Throughput of Big Port St. Petersburg is up 9% (Update)
Cargo volume handled at the Big Port St. Petersburg in January-May 2011 increased by 9% from a year earlier, the Port Authority said.
Oil products exports fell by 1% to 1 million 336.7 thousand tons, the volume of ferrous metals grew by 29% to 542.6 thousand tons, of mineral fertilizers - decreased by 26% to 465,8 thousand tons, handling of refrigerated cargoes dropped 15% to 207.4 thousand tons, non-ferrous metals volume declined by 2% to 117.6 thousand tons. Shipments of unitized cargo increased by 27% to 129.9 thousand tons, of scrap metal dropped by 36% to 68.4 thousand tons, of coal and coke - by 63% to 65.4 thousand tons. The five-month volume of ore surged by 1.72 times to 81.8 thousand tons.
Port's container throughput grew by 38.3% to 231,894 TEUs.
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 St. Petersburg territory includes the Neva River delta and the Neva Bay, Kronstadt and dam structures. Port of St. Petersburg operates a fleet of diesel-powered icebreakers escorting cargo ships during winter navigation. There are 30 stevedore companies operating at the port. In 2010, the port handled 9,227 vessels and 58,480,600 tons of cargo, a year-over-year 15.2-percent increase.