Throughput of Russian ports up 1.6% to 340.9 mln t in Jan-Sep 08
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In January-September, 2008, Russian ports handled 340.9 million tonnes of cargo (+1.6%, year-on-year), Association of Sea Commercial Ports informs.
In the reported period, transshipment of dry cargo grew by 6.5%, year-on-year, to 145.7 mln t including 24.5 million tonnes of cargo carried in large-tonnage containers (+11%, year-on-year).
Transshipment of liquid bulk cargo fell by 1.7%, year-on-year, to 195.2 million tonnes.
Export cargo accounts for 75% of total throughput (257 million tonnes), import – 10% (32.9 million tonnes), transit – 8% (28.7 million tonnes), coastal trade cargo – 7% (22.3 million tonnes).