NCSP Group hereby reports that its consolidated cargo turnover for 8M 2015 comprised 92.6 million tonnes, up 2.6% or 2.3 mln t year-on-year.
Transshipment of liquid cargo comprised 72 005 thousand tonnes ; bulk cargo – 7 697 thousand tonnes; general cargo – 9 407 thousand; and container cargo – 3 443 thousand tonnes.
Volumes of liquid cargo increased 1.2% year-on-year; bulk and general cargo increased 6% and 16.5% year-on-year respectively. Container traffic reduced 8.2% year-on-year in tonnes.
In eight months of 2015 NCSP Group loaded 72 005 thousand tonnes of liquid cargo. Crude oil volumes amounted to 49 993 thousand tonnes. Oil products volumes increased by 2 145 thousand tonnes versus same period last year and reached 21 404 thousand tonnes. Oil product’s growth rates comprised 11.1% year-on-year versus industry’s total growth 3.7% year-on-year, according to ASOP.
Transshipment of UAN and seed oil in January-August 2015 totaled 455 thousand tonnes and 154 thousand tonnes respectively.
Volumes of bulk cargo in the reporting period increased by 434 thousand tonnes or 6.0% year-on-year and reached 7 697 thousand tonnes.
Transshipment of grain comprised 3 965 thousand tonnes; chemical cargo totaled 762 thousand tonnes; sugar accounted for 677 thousand tonnes; iron ore totaled 1 333 thousand tonnes, and coal amounted to 961 thousand tonnes.
Grain volumes have been growing for two months in a row since the new harvest came to export. Grain transshipment in August versus July increased by 51% or 289 thousand tonnes and reached 856 thousand tonnes.
Transshipment of iron ore in August versus July increased by 57.6% or 97 thousand tonnes, and comprised 268 thousand tonnes, thanks to some volumes rerouted by clients from Ukrainian ports. Iron ore’s year-on-year growth rate accelerated by 6.4 percent points versus that of July and reached 10.2%, which is nearly twice as much, as the industry’s average growth, according to ASOP.
Due to increasing demand at the start of the heating season in Turkey transshipment of coal in August versus July increased by 102 thousand tonnes and reached 173 thousand tonnes. Annual growth rate sped up by 3.6 percent points and reached 26%.
Volumes of general cargo in January-August 2015 increased by 1 333 thousand tonnes or 16.5% year-on-year, reaching 9 407 thousand tonnes.
Transshipment of ferrous metals and pig iron increased by 1 343 thousand tonnes or 20.4% year-on-year, which is 9.1 percent more than industry’s total increase, according to ASOP.
Volumes of non-ferrous metals in the eight months of 2015 totaled 794 thousand tonnes, which is 117 tonnes or 17% more, than same period las year.
Timber cargo, perishable cargo, and other cargo for 8M 2015 totaled 434 thousand tonnes, 125 thousand tonnes, and 130 thousand tonnes respectively.
Transshipment of containers for 8M 2015 amounted to 3 443 thousand tonnes and 319 thousand TEU. Container volumes in tonnes reduced 8.2% year-on-year versus a 14.7% year-on-year drop at all Russian seaport, according to ASOP.
NCSP Group is the largest port operator in Russia and the third-largest in Europe, in terms of cargo turnover. NCSP Group cargo turnover in 2014 totaled 131 million tonnes. Consolidated revenue to IFRS in 2014 totaled USD 956 million and EBITDA was USD 569 million. NCSP Group consolidates the following companies: PJSC Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port, LLC Primorsk Trade Port, PJSC Novorossiysk Grain Terminal, OJSC Novorossiysk Ship Repair Yard, OJSC NCSP Fleet, OJSC NLE, OJSC IPP, CJSC Baltic Stevedore Company, and CJSC SFP.