In January-August 2013, Big Port St. Petersburg handled 37,825,000 tonnes of cargo (-3%, year-on-year), the port administration says.
In the reported period, transshipment of dry bulk cargo climbed by 8% to 4,165,000 tonnes including 450,700 tonnes of ore (-8%) and 3,710,600 tonnes of mineral fertilizers (+11%).
Transshipment of dry loose cargo dropped by 19% to 217,900 tonnes including 171,200 tonnes of grain (+7%), timber transshipment fell by 17% to 157,500 tonnes.
Transshipment of general cargo declined by 15% to 8,104,000 tonnes including 2,606,500 tonnes of ferrous metal (-20%), 1,222,100 tonnes of non-ferrous metals (-14%) and 1,423,500 tonnes of refrigerated cargo (+8%).
Oil product throughput lost 2% to 8,829,000 tonnes.
The port’s container throughput remained the same as in January-August’12 – 1,680,344 TEUs. The port also handled 574,500 tonnes of ro-ro cargo.
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.