In the first half of 2009, Sea Commercial Port of Illichivsk (Odessa region, Ukraine) handled 8.273 million tonnes of cargo (-12.5%, year-on-year). In June the companyhandled 1.128 million tonnes of cargo.
According to the company, cargo handling fell by 28.1% in June with the 45.3-pct decrease in handing of general cargo, 16.9-pct decrease of dry bulk and 86.6-pct increase liquid bulk cargo.
In June the highest growth was demonstrated in transshipment of vegetable oil (+303.6%). In the first half of the year - transshipment of oilcakes (+153.3%), metal (+13.9%), gas (+13.3%), ore (+6.6 %), vegetable oil (+4.1%).
However, transshipment of motor equipment fell by 97.1% in June and by 82.7% in the first half of the year.
Container throughput fell by 70.4% in June and by 67.7% in the half-year period .