In January 2016, the port of Ust-Luga handled 7,304,600 t of cargo (+4%, year-on-year), says Baltic Sea Ports Administration.
Transshipment of dry bulk cargo fell by 18% to 1,639,100 including 1,360,500 t of coal and coke (+24%).
Transshipment of liquid bulk cargo increased by 13% to 5,353,900 including 2,507,000 t of crude oil (+9%), 2,705,500 t of oil products (+16%) and 141,300 t of liquefied gas (+46%).
Transshipment of cargoes carried by ferries totaled 195,500 t (+24%).
The port’s container throughput climbed by 4.6% to 7,181 TEUs.
In 2015, the port handled 87.86 mln t of cargo, container throughput totaled 89,820 TEUs.
Ust-Luga port is situated practically at the border of the Russian Federation and the European Union. The deep water area of the port (17.5 m) together with the approach channel (3.7 km) make Ust-Luga port the only Russian port on the Baltic Sea capable of admitting dry-cargo vessels with the deadweight of up to 75,000 tonnes and liquid cargo carriers with the deadweight of up to 160,000 tonnes.