In January-August 2013, port Ust-Luga (Leningrad region) handled 40,056,900 tonnes of cargo (+41%, year-on-year), says the Administration of Big Port St. Petersburg.
Transshipment of dry bulk cargo climbed by 18% to 13,172,600 tonnes.
Timber transshipment surged by 24% to 178,500 tonnes.
Transshipment of general cargo dropped by 38% to 675,200 tonnes including 297,600 tonnes of ferrous metal (-64%).
Liquid bulk throughput surged by 63% to 24,839,500 tonnes including 9,829,100 tonnes of oil products (+18%).
The port’s container the hit 34,877 TEUs. The port also handled 448,700 tonnes of ro-ro cargo.
Ust-Luga port is situated practically at the border of the Russian Federation and the European Union. The deep water area of the port (17.5 m) together with the short seaway canal (3.7 km) make Ust-Luga port the only Russian port on the Baltic Sea capable of admitting dry-cargo vessels with the deadweight of up to 75,000 tonnes and liquid cargo carriers with the deadweight of up to 160,000 tonnes. In 2012, the port’s throughput totaled 46,612,449 tonnes of different cargoes and 167,380 automobiles. With its full capacity the port is expected to handle 180 mln tonnes of cargo.