Throughput of Ukraine’s seaports up 9.6% to 57.97 mln t in Jan-May’14

In January-May 2014, seaports of Ukraine handled 57,972,000 t of cargo (+9.6%, year-on-year) says press center of Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority.

State stevedores under the Ministry of Infrastructure handled  20,204,000 t (35% of the total volume);

Private stevedores through all berths handled  37,768,000 t (65% of the total volume) including 20,170,000 t  handled by private stevedoring companies through the berths of USPA (35% of the total volume).

Transshipment of export cargo increased by 18%, year-on-year, to 41,832,000 t. Transshipment of import cargo hit 5,941,000 t (-11.8%, year-on-year), transit – 10,002,000 (- 0.4%), coastal trade cargo – 198,000 (- 72%).

Container throughput of seaports totaled 294,815 TEUs (96.8% of the volume handled in Jan-May’13).