In January-April 2019, seaports of Russia handled 269.3 million tonnes of cargo (up 2.4%, year-on-year), says press center of the Association of Commercial Sea Ports.
Transshipment of dry cargo totaled 117.4 million tonnes (-4.4%) including 54.2 million tonnes of coal (+10.5%), 10.4 million tonnes of grain (-43.1%), 18.5 million tonnes of containerized cargo (+7.6%), 9.9 million tonnes of ferrous metal (-8.3%), 5.8 million tonnes of mineral fertilizers (-3.3%), 2.5 million tonnes of ore (+24.5%), 1.7 million tonnes of timber (-3.4%).
Transshipment of liquid bulk cargo totaled 151.9 million tonnes (+8.4%) including 89.3 million tonnes of crude oil (+7.8%), 49.2 million tonnes of oil products (+1.6%) and 11.2 million tonnes liquefied gas (up 1.6 times).
Exports totaled 211.2 (+4.3%), imports - 12.2 million tonnes (+2.2%), transit – 21.4 million tonnes (+0.8%), coastal trade cargo – 24.5 million tonnes (-10.5%).
Operators of seaports in the Arctic Basin handled 34.7 million tonnes, up 23.7%, year-on-year, including 24.7 million tonnes of liquid bulk cargo (+30.7%) and 10.0 million tonnes of dry bulk cargo (+9.4%). The port of Murmansk handled 21.1 million tonnes (+7.1%), Sabetta - 9.0 million tonnes (up 2.2 times), Varandey - 2.4 million tonnes (+3.0%).
Operators of seaports in the Baltic Basin handled 85.1 million tonnes (+4.1%) including 35.8 million tonnes of dry cargo (+2.5%) and 49.2 million tonnes of liquid bulk cargo (+5.3%). The port of Ust-Luga handled 35.6 million tonnes (+7.9%), Big Port St. Petersburg - 19.7 million tonnes (+1.9%), Primorsk - 18.9 million tonnes (+4.7%), Vysotsk - 6.6 million tonnes (+7.3%).
Operators of seaports in the Azov-Black Sea Basin handled 79.3 million tonnes (-10.5%) including 28.7 million tonnes of dry cargo (-27.1%) and 50.5 million tonnes of liquid bulk cargo (+2.9%). The port of Novorossiysk handled 50.5 million tonnes (-3.5%), Tuapse - 7.3 million tonnes (-18.3%), Rostov-on-Don - 4.6 million tonnes (-11.2%), Kavkaz - 4.1 million tonnes (-43.8%), Taman - 5.7 million tonnes (+23.9%), Temryuk - 1.6 million tonnes (+43.5%).
Operators of seaports in the Caspian Basin handled 2.2 million tonnes (+31.1%) including 0.8 million tonnes of dry cargo (-15.6%) and 1.4 million tonnes of liquid bulk cargo (up 2.0 times). The port of Makhachkala handled 1.4 million tonnes (up 1.5 times), Astrakhan - 0.7 million tonnes (+4.5%).
Operators of seaports in the Far East Basin handled 68.0 million tonnes (+8.1%) including 42.0 million tonnes of dry cargo (+9.4%) and 26.0 million tonnes of liquid bulk cargo (+5.9%). Port Vostochny handled 24.0 million tonnes (+4.9%), Vanino - 11.0 million tonnes (+12.7%), Nakhodka - 8.5 million tonnes (+6.4%), Vladivostok - 7.2 million tonnes (+10.1%), De-Kastri - 4.8 million tonnes (+24.6%), Posiet - 2.6 million tonnes (+11.2%), Prigorodnoye - 5.7 million tonnes (-7.8%).
Association of Commercial Sea Ports (ASOP) set up in 1987 unites over 50 organizations and enterprises of Russia’s maritime transport. ASOP comprises commercial seaports. forwarding and agency companies. scientific research institutes and marine educational institutions. Operational results of Russian port sector are based on statistics reports and cover all stevedoring companies operating in the Russian Federation.