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2009 March 2   12:47

Throughput of St. Petersburg port down 28% to 2.9 million tonnes

In January 2009, port St. Petersburg handled 2.968.2 million tonnes of cargo (-28%, year-on-year), the port’s Administration states. In the reported period, transshipment of dry bulk totaled 444,800 tonnes (-39%) including 53,900 tonnes of ore (4.5 times down year-on-year), 193,400 tonnes of coal and coke (up 129 times), 197,500 tonnes of mineral fertilizers (down 2.4 times).

Transshipment of dry loose cargo fell 11 times to 2,600 tonnes, timber – down 4.6 times to 25,900 tonnes.

Transshipment of general cargo fell by 23% to 699,400 tonnes including 233,100 tonnes of ferrous metal (up 15%), 124,900 tonnes of non-ferrous metal (+26%), 17,600 tonnes of scrap metal (down 6.3 times). Transshipment of package goods amounted to 36,900 tonnes (-29%), refrigerated cargo 174,700 tonnes (down 1.7 times), other general cargo - 112,300 tonnes (-20%).

The port’s container throughput amounted to 89,367 TEUS (-35%). Transshipment of oil cargo decreased by 4% to 919,200 tonnes. In the reported period, turnover of vessels in the port totaled 825 units.

Port of St. Petersburg is located on the islands in the mouth of the Neva-river, in the Neva Bay at the eastern side of the Gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea). The Big Port of St. Petersburg includes the mouth of the Neva-river, the Neva Bay, Kronshtadt and the complex of structures protecting St. Petersburg from flood (the dam). Icebreaker assistance is carried out within winter navigation. According to the Administration of the Sea Port of St. Petersburg, about 30 stevedoring companies are engaged in transshipment of cargo in the port.

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