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2016 September 16   14:38

Throughput of port Ust-Luga up 5% to 60.28 mln t in 8M’16

In January-August 2016, the port of Ust-Luga handled 60,289,000 t of cargo (+5%, year-on-year), says Baltic Sea Ports Administration.

Transshipment of dry bulk cargo climbed by 8% to 17,485,100 t. Transshipment of coal and coke was flat at 13,867,900 t. 

Transshipment of liquid bulk cargo climbed by  6% to 40,740,200 t including 19,225,400 t of crude oil (+10%) and 20,377,600 t of oil products (+1%). 

Transshipment of general cargo fell by 17%, year-on-year, to 427,300 t.

Transshipment of cargoes carried by ferries totaled 911,200 t (-34%). 

The port’s container throughput fell by 3% to 53,658 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.

Total:

49,433.9

57,339.8

60,289.0

105%

DRY BULK CARGO, including :

14,221.4

16,213.5

17,485.1

108%

Ore

0.0

124.9

198.3

159%

Coal and coke

12,506.6

13,824.8

13,867.9

100%

Mineral fertilizers

293.7

1,104.6

2035.3

184%

Other

1,421.1

1,159.2

1,383.6

119%

DRY LOOSE CARGO, including:

0.0

0.0

8.6

рост

Other

0.0

0.0

8.6

,

FOREST PRODUCTS

0.0

163.9

210.2

128%

GENERAL CARGO, including:

442.7

517.5

427.3

83%

Ferrous metal

38.2

376.0

345.2

92%

Other

404.5

141.5

82.1

58%

CONTAINERS

574.9

513.8

496.4

97%

teus

70,646

56,878

53,658

,

CARGO CARRIED by FERRIES

966.1

1386.9

911.2

66%

Ro-RO

102.0

32.8

10.1

31%

LIQUID BULK CARGO including:

32,957.3

38,511.4

40,740.2

106%

Crude oil

15,340.6

17,504.8

19,225.4

110%

Oil products

16,854.7

20,102.6

20,377.6

101%

Liquefied gas

762.1

904.0

1,137.1

126%