Throughput of Ukraine’s seaports up 2.4% to 95.52 mln t in 8M’15

In January-August 2015, seaports of Ukraine handled 95,524,000 t of cargo (+2.4%), says press center of Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority.

State stevedores under the Ministry of Infrastructure handled 33,825,000 (35% of total volume). Other port operators (mostly private operators) handled 61,669,000 t (65% of the total volume) including 32,576,000 t handled via USPA berths (34% of the total volume).

Transshipment of export cargo totaled 66,681,000 t (- 1.7%, year-on-year), import – 12,100,000 t (+ 24.9%), transit – 11,982,000 t (-19.4%), coastal trade cargo – 4,760,000 t (+440%).

Container throughput in seaports of Ukraine totaled 320,779 TEUs (-28.8%, year-on-year).