Port of Arkhangelsk sees 20% growth in passenger traffic
Passenger traffic at the Port of Arkhangelsk in 2012 rose 20% from a year earlier, to 1,568, the regional Agency for Tourism and International Cooperation said.
In the reporting period, the number of passenger ships arrivals more than doubled, to 7 calls.
The year-round navigable Port of Arkhangelsk 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 stevedoring companies handle a broad range cargo: general, cellulose, cardboard, containers, timber, metals, fertilizers and heavy-lift cargo, suction and grab cargoes. Port of Arkhangelsk capacity allows handling up to 4.5 million tons a year. In 2011, cargo throughput at the Port of Arkhangelsk rose 1.8% year-over-year to 1,736,200 tons.