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2016 August 22   14:56

Port of Ust-Luga throughput up 6% in Jan-Jul to 52.95 million tonnes

Cargo handling at the Port of Ust-Luga in January-July 2016 rose 6% year-on-year to 52,952,400 tonnes, the Baltic Sea Ports Authority.
In the reporting period bulk cargo volume rose 7% to 15,074,400 tonnes, while coal and coke exports fell 2% to 11,807,400 tonnes.

The seven-month volume liquid bulk cargo increased by 7% to 36,036,300  tonnes, including 17,022,800 tonnes of crude oil (+11%) and 18,062,400 tonnes of oil products (+3%).

The port terminal operators moved 399,000 tonnes of general cargo, 9% below the 7 month 2015 figure.

Handling of ferry loads reached 833,800 tonnes, a 29-percent slump from a year earlier.

Container traffic also declined by 6.9% to 45,079 TEUs.

A year ago, freight throughput at the port totaled 87.86 million tonnes and container volumes – 89,820 TEUs.

Port of Ust-Luga is located nearly on Russia’s border with the EU. The 17,5-meter deep harbor and a short 3.7-km long access channel make Ust-Luga the only Russian port in the Baltic Sea capable of of accommodating 75,000dwt bulkers and 160,000dwt tankers.
    
    


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