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2017 August 17 11:23
Throughput of port Ust-Luga up 12% to 58.89 mln t in 7M’2017
In January-July 2017, the port of Ust-Luga handled 58,890,800 t of cargo (+12%, year-on-year), says Baltic Sea Ports Administration.
Transshipment of dry bulk cargo climbed by 31% to 19,694,600 t, coal and coke – up 43% to 16,841,00 t.
Transshipment of liquid bulk cargo climbed by 4% to 37,363,100 t including 19,025,700 t of crude oil (+12%) and 17,187,500 t of oil products (-4%).Transshipment of general cargo grew by 4% to 401,500 t.
Transshipment of cargoes carried by ferries was flat, year-on-year, at 830,800 t.
The port’s container throughput fell by 5% to 42,866 TEUs.
In 2016, the port handled 93.36 mln t of cargo, container throughput totaled 83,934 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.
Port
Type of cargo
Throughput thou t, 2015
Throughput thou t, 2016
Throughput thou t, 2017
2017 vs 2016 %
Port Ust-Luga
TOTAL:
50,093.3
52,815.8
58,890.8
112%
DRY BULK CARGO including:
14,129.5
15,087.6
19,694.6
131%
Ore
124.9
144.9
23.4
16%
Coal and coke
12,045.1
11,807.4
16,841.2
143%
Mineral fertilizers
928.5
1,911.5
1,594.4
83%
Other
1,031.0
1,223.8
1,235.6
101%
LOOSE CARGO, including:
0.0
2.7
15.6
up
Other loose cargo
0.0
2.7
15.6
TIMBER
142.4
170.0
196.5
116%
GENERAL CARGO including:
441.5
386.7
401.5
104%
Ferrous metal
323.0
326.9
287.9
88%
Packaged
5.9
up
Other
118.5
59.8
107.7
180%
CONTAINERS
436.8
425.8
386.0
91%
Teus
48,407
45,079
42,866
Including reefer containers:
500
CARGO CARRIED by FERRIES
1,170.9
833.8
830.8
100%
Ro-Ro
29.4
9.5
2.7
28%
LIQUID BULK CARGO, including:
33,742.7
35,899.7
37,363.1
104%
Crude oil
15,400.8
17,022.8
19,025.7
112%
Oil products
17,565.4
17,925.8
17,187.5
96%
Liquefied gas
776.5
951.1
1,149.8
121%
