Throughput of Rostov-on-Don port in 2018 grew by 11.5% Y-o-Y to 24.1 million tonnes

In 2018, the port of Rostov-on-Don handed 24.1 million tonnes of cargo (+11.5%, year-on-year), the port’s statistics shows.

The Harbour Master’s office says unloading decreased by 12% to 643 tonnes which is 2.7% of the port’s total throughput.

In the reporting period, loading grew by 11% to 16.1 million tonnes.

Transit has thus totaled 7.3 million tonnes (+16%, year-on-year).

In the reporting period, transshipment of grain grew by 46% to 11 million tonnes, transshipment of oil products climbed by 4% to 7.3 million tonnes, transshipment of coal fell by 10% to 2.1 million tonnes, non-grain bulk cargo – by 30% to 1.7 million tonnes.

The number of calls totaled 8,422 units.