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2019 June 13   12:39

Port of Ust-Luga handled 45.24 million tonnes in 5M’19, up 9% Y-o-Y

In January-May 2019, the port of Ust-Luga handled 45,241,400 tonnes of cargo, up 9%, year-on-year, says Baltic Sea Ports Administration.

Transshipment of dry bulk cargo climbed by 10% to 16,325,900 tonnes including 13,296,100 tonnes of coal and coke (+12%, year-on-year). 

Transshipment of liquid bulk cargo climbed by 10% to 28,027,700 tonnes including 13,716,300 tonnes of crude oil (+20%) and 13,185,200 tonnes of oil products (+1%). 

Transshipment of general cargo dropped by 73% to 64,500 tonnes.

Transshipment of cargoes carried by ferries totaled 342,400 tonnes (-38%). 

The port’s container throughput fell by 25% to 24,508 TEUs. 

In 2018, the port handled 98.72 million tonnes of cargo, container throughput totaled 69,131 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, 2017

Throughput thou t, 2018

Throughput thou t, 2019

2019 vs 2018, %

Port of Ust-Luga

TOTAL:

42,055.9

41,485.4

45,241.4

109%

 

DRY BULK CARGO including:

13,246.7

14,781.1

16,325.9

110%

 

Ore

11.6

3.9

0.0

down

 

Coal, coke

11,421.7

11,875.7

13,296.1

112%

 

Mineral fertilizers

977.4

1,464.5

1,499.3

102%

 

Other

836.0

1,437.0

1,530.5

107%

 

DRY LOOSE CARGO including:

15.6

0.0

0.0

 

 

Other

15.6

0.0

0.0

 

 

TIMBER

162.0

131.9

249.8

189%

 

GENERAL CARGO including:

321.2

237.2

64.5

27%

 

Ferrous metal

242.0

96.7

6.4

7%

 

Packaged

0.0

74.1

4.2

6%

 

Other

79.2

66.4

53.9

81%

 

CONTAINERS

270.7

275.6

231.0

84%

 

Total teus

30,012

32,862

24,508

75%

 

including refrigerated containers:

393

121

226

187%

 

CARGO CARRIED by FERRIES

636.7

554.1

342.4

62%

 

RO-RO

2.7

1.2

0.0

down

 

LIQUID BULK CARGO including:

27,400.2

25,504.4

28,027.7

110%

 

Crude oil

13,718.9

11,412.3

13,716.3

120%

 

Oil products

12,854.6

13,070.6

13,185.2

101%

 

Liquefied gas

826.7

1021.4

1126.2

110%