Throughput of Ukraine’s seaports up 9.4% to 57.88 mln t

In January-May 2014, seaports of Ukraine handled  57,889,00 t of cargo (9.4%, year-on-year), says press center of Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority.

State stevedores under the Ministry of Infrastructure handled 20,228,000 t (35% of the total volume).

Private stevedores through all berths handled 37,661,000 (65% of the total volume) including 20,180,000 handled by private stevedoring companies through the berths of USPA (35% of the total volume).

Transshipment of export cargo increased by 18% to 41,796,000, Transshipment of import cargo hit 5,896,000 (-12.4%), transit – 9,995,000 (-0.4%), coastal trade cargo – 202,000 (-71.4%).

Container throughput of seaports totaled 296,750 TEUs (-2.6%, year-on-year).