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2020 August 18   12:46

Port of Ust-Luga throughput declined by 1% in 7M’2020

Handling of dry bulk cargo is on the rise with handling of liquid bulk cargo going down

In January-July 2020, the port of Ust-Luga handled 61,201,400 tonnes of cargo, down 1%, year-on-year, says Baltic Sea Ports Administration.

Handling of dry bulk cargo climbed by 5% to 25,200,000 tonnes including 20,037,000 tonnes of coal and coke (+2%, year-on-year). 

Handling of liquid bulk cargo fell by 6% to 34,380,900 tonnes including 15,518,600 tonnes of crude oil (-12%) and 18,110,400 tonnes of oil products (+3%). 

Handling of general cargo surged 2.7 times to 444,500 tonnes.

Handling of cargoes carried by ferries totaled 641,300 tonnes (+43%). 

The port’s container throughput fell by 11% to 31,140 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 2018, tonnes

Throughput 2019, tonnes

Throughput 2020, tonnes

2020 vs 2019, %

Port of Ust-Luga

TOTAL:

56,289.5

62,040.1

61,201.4

99%

 

DRY BULK CARGO including:

20,418.0

24,016.2

25,200.0

105%

 

Ore

11.7

0.0

0.0


 

Coal, coke

16,265.6

19,687.5

20,037.0

102%

 

Mineral fertilizers

2,033.8

2,118.7

2,957.4

140%

 

Other

2,106.9

2,210.0

2,205.6

100%

 

LOOSE CARGO, including:

0.0

0.0

20.1

up

 

Other loose cargo

0.0

0.0

20.1


 

TIMBER

224.4

352.3

253.3

72%

 

GENERAL CARGO including:

262.5

164.7

444.5

up,2.7,times

 

Ferrous metal

96.7

100.6

402.0

up

 

Packaged

75.6

4.2

9.0

up,2.1,times

 

Other

90.2

59.9

33.5

56%

 

CONTAINERS

391.5

335.4

261.4

78%

 

Total teus

44,864

35,026

31,140.0

89%

 

including refrigerated containers:

125

307

207.0

67%

 

CARGO CARRIED by FERRIES

708.2

447.1

641.3

143%

 

RO-RO CARGO

1.2

0.2

0.0

down

 

LIQUID BULK CARGO including:

34,283.7

36,724.3

34,380.9

94%

 

Crude oil

15,617.9

17,721.5

15,518.6

88%

 

Oil products

17,253.3

17,561.5

18,110.4

103%

 

Liquefied gas

1,412.5

1,441.2

751.9

52%