Cargo handling by stevedoring assets of Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port Group (NCSP Group) in the first half of the year grew by 6.2% compared to January-June 2011, to 81,566,000 tons, the Group said on Tuesday.
Liquid bulk cargo shipments increased by 1.8 million tons, or 2.8% up on the last year’s numbers, to 66,704,000 tons. The six-month volume of crude oil handled by the Group reached 57.11 million tons (+2.5%) thanks to a 4-percent growth in the commodity shipments through the port of Novorossiysk and to a 1.6-percent gain in crude exports through Primorsky Trade Port. Shipments of oil products increased by 2.3% to 9,114,000 tons, including 2.7 million tons of diesel fuel transshipped at Primorsky Trade Port’s terminal.
Grain exports amounted to 4,194,000 tons versus 85,000 tons a year earlier, when the commodity exports ban was in effect. The volume of general cargoes increased by 19.6% to 5,839,000 tons. The six-month volume cement totaled 138,000 tons vs 27,000 tons handled in January-June 2011. Shipments of ferrous metals rose 26.8%, of timber cargo - by 11.4%, while the volume of non-ferrous metals plummeted by 48.7%, perishable goods imports fell 0.6%.
Container traffic increased by 1.6% to 319,000 TEUs.
The Group’s stevedoring companies had to stop loading / unloading in early 2012 for nearly a month due to severe weather conditions in Novorossiysk, the report says.
The NCSP Group incorporates the following stevedore companies: PJSC Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port, PJSC Novorossiysk Grain Terminal, Primorsky Trade Port (from 2011), OJSC Novorossiysk Ship Repair Yard, PJSC NCSP Fleet, OJSC Novoroslesexport, OJSC IPP, and Baltic Stevedoring Company Ltd.