In January-February 2008, Kaliningrad Sea Commercial Port OJSC handled 582,700 tonnes of cargo (-37.3%, year-on-year), PortNews IAA learnt from the company. Transshipment of export cargo fell by 32% to 522,800 tonnes, import – 2.68 times to 59,900 tonnes, container throughput – 3.67 times to 5,939 TEU.
In the reported period, transshipment of coal fell 2.81 times to 53,500 tonnes, scrap metal –over 2-fold to 5,100 tonnes, fertilizers – 2.63 times to 24,700 tonnes, cast iron – by 25.9% to 106,500 tonnes, grain – 2.83 times to 3,100 tonnes, other – 3.93 times to 15,600 tonnes.
However turnover of rolled metal increased by 4.65% to 191,100 tonnes, heavy fuel oil – by 6% to 125,900 tonnes.
In the reported period, transshipment of meet and fish totaled 4,000 tonnes, cement - 4,900 tonnes, packaged fertilizers - 3,100 tonnes (the above types of cargo were not handled by the company in January-February 08).
Throughput of Kaliningrad port as a whole fell by 31.7%, year-on-year, to 1.9441 million tonnes including 1.053 million tonnes of liquid bulk cargo (-36.8%) and 891,00 tonnes of other cargo (-24.5%).
Kaliningrad is the western-most port of Russia, located at the South-Eastern part of the Baltic Sea at the mouth of Pregolia river. The port with the round-the-year navigation is connected with the sea by Kaliningrad Marine Canal. The port has 20 berths with total length exceeding 3 kilometers. The depth at 18 cargo berths is from 8 to 9 meters. In 2008 the port handled 15.3689 million tonnes including 4.7727 million tonnes handled by Kaliningrad Sea Commercial Port OJSC.
In the reported period, transshipment of coal fell 2.81 times to 53,500 tonnes, scrap metal –over 2-fold to 5,100 tonnes, fertilizers – 2.63 times to 24,700 tonnes, cast iron – by 25.9% to 106,500 tonnes, grain – 2.83 times to 3,100 tonnes, other – 3.93 times to 15,600 tonnes.
However turnover of rolled metal increased by 4.65% to 191,100 tonnes, heavy fuel oil – by 6% to 125,900 tonnes.
In the reported period, transshipment of meet and fish totaled 4,000 tonnes, cement - 4,900 tonnes, packaged fertilizers - 3,100 tonnes (the above types of cargo were not handled by the company in January-February 08).
Throughput of Kaliningrad port as a whole fell by 31.7%, year-on-year, to 1.9441 million tonnes including 1.053 million tonnes of liquid bulk cargo (-36.8%) and 891,00 tonnes of other cargo (-24.5%).
Kaliningrad is the western-most port of Russia, located at the South-Eastern part of the Baltic Sea at the mouth of Pregolia river. The port with the round-the-year navigation is connected with the sea by Kaliningrad Marine Canal. The port has 20 berths with total length exceeding 3 kilometers. The depth at 18 cargo berths is from 8 to 9 meters. In 2008 the port handled 15.3689 million tonnes including 4.7727 million tonnes handled by Kaliningrad Sea Commercial Port OJSC.