In January-June 2013, port Saint-Petersburg handled 27,415,100 tonnes of cargo (-2%, year-on-year), says press center of Big Port St. Petersburg.
Transshipment of dry cargo climbed by 8% to 2,978,100 tonnes including 362,100 tonnes of ore (-4%) and 2,614,100 tonnes of mineral fertilizers (-10%).
Transshipment of dry loose cargo dropped by 22% to 171,900 tonnes including 137,000 tonnes of grain (+6%) and 123,300 tonnes of timber cargo (-14%).
In the first half of 2013 the port handled 6,227,300 tonnes of general cargo (-12%) including 2,008,300 tonnes of ferrous metals (-18%), 953,900 tonnes of non-ferrous metals (-18%) and 1,116,800 tonnes of refrigerated cargo (+15%).
Transshipment of oil product climbed by 4% to 5,778,800 tonnes.
The port’s container throughput declined by 1% to 1,269,995 TEUs. The port also handled 371,000 tonnes of Rо-Rо cargoes.
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. In 2012, the port’s throughput fell by 4%, year-on-year, to 57,814,400 tonnes.