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2019 September 12   12:12

Port of Ust-Luga handled 69.96 million tonnes in 8M’19, up 7% Y-o-Y

In January-August 2019, the port of Ust-Luga handled 69,065,100 tonnes of cargo, up 9%, year-on-year, says Baltic Sea Ports Administration.

Transshipment of dry bulk cargo grew by 18% to 27,807,400 tonnes including 22,753,400 tonnes of coal and coke (+20%, year-on-year). 

Transshipment of liquid bulk cargo climbed by 2% to 39,772,500 tonnes including 18,422,700 tonnes of crude oil (+3%) and 19,750,000 tonnes of oil products (+1%). 

Transshipment of general cargo dropped by 37% to 202,000 tonnes.

Transshipment of cargoes carried by ferries totaled 498,400 tonnes (-36%). 

The port’s container throughput dropped by 21% to 40,995 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:

67,544.3

64,511.1

69,065.1

107%

 

DRY BULK CARGO including:

23,116.3

23,622.6

27,807.4

118%

 

Ore

31.3

11.7

0.0

down

 

Coal, coke

19,776.1

18,923.2

22,753.4

120%

 

Mineral fertilizers

1,895.7

2,328.3

2,571.3

110%

 

Other

1,413.2

2,359.4

2,482.7

105%

 

DRY LOOSE CARGO including:

15.6

0.0

0.0

 

 

Other

15.6

0.0

0.0

 

 

TIMBER

224.3

277.1

393.5

142%

 

GENERAL CARGO including:

453.2

277.6

202.0

73%

 

Ferrous metal

331.4

96.7

130.1

135%

 

Packaged

5.9

76.0

4.3

6%

 

Other

115.9

104.9

67.6

64%

 

CONTAINERS

439.9

448.3

391.1

87%

 

Total teus

49,259

51,700

40,995

79%

 

including refrigerated containers:

526

136

346

up 2.5 times

 

CARGO CARRIED by FERRIES

979.9

778.2

498.4

64%

 

RO-RO

2.7

1.2

0.2

17%

 

LIQUID BULK CARGO including:

42,312.3

39,106.1

39,772.5

102%

 

Crude oil

21,630.3

17,921.9

18,422.7

103%

 

Oil products

19,350.8

19,578.1

19,750.0

101%

 

Liquefied gas

1,331.3

1,606.1

1,599.7

100%

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