OOO “DeloPorts” (hereinafter DeloPorts), a major Russian stevedoring holding company, consolidating the assets of Delo Group in the grain and container segments, publishes its operating results for the full year of 2016.
In the reporting period DeloPorts terminals handled 6.0 million tonnes of cargo, which represents a 10% increase compared to 2015 mainly due to growth of volumes in its core operating segments.
Cargo throughput (‘000 tonnes)
|
Cargo type |
1Q 16 |
2Q 16 |
3Q 16 |
4Q 16 |
2016 |
2015 |
2016/ 2015 |
|
|
Containers |
622 |
708 |
520 |
588 |
2,438 |
1,994 |
22% |
|
|
Grain |
829 |
371 |
1,077 |
1,044 |
3,322 |
2,811 |
18% |
|
|
General cargo |
51 |
45 |
12 |
81 |
189 |
260 |
(27%) |
|
|
Ro-Ro |
26 |
7 |
27 |
19 |
79 |
407 |
(80%) |
|
|
Total cargo throughput |
1,528 |
1,132 |
1,636 |
1,732 |
6,028 |
5,472 |
10% |
|
|
including: |
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|
Containers (‘000 TEU) |
58 |
71 |
46 |
58 |
233 |
203 |
15% |
|
|
Ro-Ro (‘000 units) |
3 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
12 |
24 |
(50%) |
|
|
Bunkering fuel sales |
9 |
4 |
2 |
16 |
31 |
98 |
(69%) |
In 2016 NUTEP handled 233,479 TEU (+15% compared to the previous year) caused by partial container market recovery. The increase in container turnover of Novorossiysk is estimated at 5%*. Containerized cargo tonnage reached 2.4 million tonnes, or a 22% growth, driven by the increase in the share of loaded containers. Throughout the year the terminal showed record April results and handled 25,521 TEU.
KSK grain terminal demonstrated a 18% increase of volumes in 2016 compared to 2015 resulting from the Russian grain export increase. In the reporting period KSK loaded 3.3 million tonnes with the absolute monthly record of 422,506 tonnes set in October.
General cargo volumes in 2016 decreased by 27% compared to the previous year and amounted to 189,009 tonnes.
Ro-Ro operations of DeloPorts saw lower throughput volumes in 2016 and reached 79,397 tonnes in the period due to decrease in rolling cargo imports and cancellation of cabotage services in 2015. In unit equivalent Ro-Ro volumes decreased by 50% in 2016 compared to 2015 and amounted to 11,989 units.
Bunkering fuel sales showed a 69% decline compared to the previous year and reached 30,775 tonnes.