Throughput of Ukraine’s port down 0.6% to 132.9 mln t in Jan-Nov’13

According to on-line data of the Head Operational Office of the SE “USPA” (Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority) , within 11 months of the current year the volume of cargo handled at the ports of Ukraine amounted to 132.9 million tons (96.4% to the results of the same period in 2012):

• State stevedores under the Ministry of Infrastructure handled 48.6 million tons (36.6% of total volumes);
• Private stevedores through all berths handled 84.3 million tons (63.4% of total volumes). Including private stevedoring companies through the berths of USPA handled 45.6 million tons (34.3% of total volumes).

Ukrainian ports increased their handling of import cargoes up to 16.4 million tons (increase by 11.4%) and coastal up to 2.7 million tons (increase by 28.8%).

Handling of export cargoes totaled 89.2 million tons (100.5% to the volumes of the same period last year), transit — 24.6 million tons (76% to the last year’s indicators).

Containers handling in the ports amounted to 712,219 TEU (107,5% to the same period in 2012).