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2018 October 16   14:41

Throughput of port Ust-Luga in 9M’18 declined by 5% Y-o-Y to 72.38 million tonnes

In January-September 2017, the port of Ust-Luga handled 72,385,500 tonnes of cargo, down 5%, year-on-year, says Baltic Sea Ports Administration.

Transshipment of dry bulk cargo climbed by 2% to 26,724,100 tonnes including 21,286,000 tonnes of coal and coke (-5%, year-on-year). 

Transshipment of liquid bulk cargo fell by 8% to 43,706,400 tonnes including 20,024,500 tonnes of crude oil (-18%) and 21,888,800 tonnes of oil products (+1%). 

Transshipment of general cargo dropped by 46% to 279,500 tonnes.

Transshipment of cargoes carried by ferries totaled 852,200 tonnes (-23%). 

The port’s container throughput declined by 0.1% to 56,835 TEUs. 

In 2017, the port handled 103.29 million tonnes of cargo, container throughput totaled 75,262 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, 2016

Throughput thou t, 2017

Throughput thou t, 2018

2018 vs 2017, %

 

Ust-Luga

TOTAL:

68,564.9

76,020.2

72,385.5

95%

 

DRY BULK CARGO including:

20,240.4

26,161.1

26,724.1

102%

 

Ore

245.3

39.1

11.7

30%

 

Coal and coke

16,148.4

22,382.6

21,286.0

95%

 

Mineral fertilizers

2,274.5

2,146.6

2,697.9

126%

 

Other

1,572.2

1,592.8

2,728.5

171%

 

LOOSE CARGO including :

8.6

15.6

0.0

down

 

Other

8.6

15.6

0.0


 

TIMBER

231.4

248.3

329.5

133%

 

GENERAL CARGO including :

499.7

521.4

279.5

54%

 

Ferrous metal

419.1

377.0

96.7

26%

 

Packaged

0.0

13.7

76.6

up

 

Other

80.6

130.7

106.2

81%

 

CONTAINERS

563.5

496.4

492.7

99%

 

Total teus

61,783

56,842

56,835


 

Including reefer containerd:


542

146


 

CARGO CARRIED by FERRIES

983.3

1,104.9

852.2

77%

 

RO-RO

10.5

2.7

1.2

44%

 

LIQUID BULK CARGO including:

46,027.5

47,469.8

43,706.4

92%

 

Crude oil

21,731.3

24,334.8

20,024.5

82%

 

Oil products

22,984.0

21,601.3

21,888.8

101%

 

Liquefied gas

1,312.2

1,533.7

1,793.0

117%

 

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