Cargo turnover within Ob Basin down 29.4% to 5.05 mln t from beginning of navigation season

Cargo turnover within the Ob Basin totaled 5.048,000 t from the beginning of this navigation season through September (-29.4%, year-on-year), Ob Basin authority told IAA PortNews.

In the reported period, transportation of liquid bulk cargo totaled 113,800 t (-18.1%, year-on-year), dry cargo - 4 ,934,700 t (-29.7%) including 50,600 t of timber (-2.7%) and 4,311,80 t of construction aggregates (-31.9%).

Passenger turnover within the Ob Basin fell by 3.9% to 752,584 passengers.

Ob Basin waterways authority was set up in 1938.