In January-November 2018, the port of Rostov-on-Don handed 22.9 million tonnes of cargo (+15%, year-on-year), the port’s statistics shows.
The Harbour Master’s office says loading grew by 15% to 14.9 million tonnes which is 65% of the port’s total throughput.
In the reporting period, unloading dropped by 10% to 641,000 tonnes.
Transit has thus totaled 7.3 million tonnes (+17%, year-on-year).
In the 11-month period, transshipment of grain grew by 55% to 10.4 million tonnes, transshipment of oil products climbed by 4% to 7 million tonnes, transshipment of coal fell by 10% to 1.9 million tonnes, non-grain bulk cargo – by 30% to 1.6 million tonnes.
The number of calls totaled 8,068 units.