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2020 November 16   12:26

Throughput of Ust-Luga port in 10M’2020 decreased by 3% Y-o-Y

Handling of cargo carried by ferries and general cargo is on the rise with container throughput going down

In January-October 2020, the port of Ust-Luga handled 85,038,600 tonnes of cargo, down 3%, year-on-year, says Baltic Sea Ports Administration.

Handling of dry bulk cargo climbed by 5% to 37,092,700 tonnes including 30,183,300 tonnes of coal and coke (+6%, year-on-year). 

Handling of liquid bulk cargo fell by 9% to 45,838,900 tonnes including 19,821,900 tonnes of crude oil (-14%) and 25,131,600 tonnes of oil products (-1%, year-on-year). 

Handling of general cargo surged 2.2 times to 507,100 tonnes.

Handling of cargoes carried by ferries totaled 869,200 tonnes (+44%). 

The port’s container throughput fell by 15% to 44,113 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:

81,509.7

87,493.2

85,038.6

97%

 

DRY BULK CARGO including:

29,916.9

35,248.4

37,092.7

105%

 

Ore

11.7

0.0

0.0


 

Coal, coke

23,775.2

28,594.3

30,183.3

106%

 

Mineral fertilizers

3,030.9

3,463.1

4,019.1

116%

 

Other

3,099.1

3,191.0

2,890.3

91%

 

LOOSE CARGO, including:

0.0

0.0

20.1

up

 

Other loose cargo

0.0

0.0

20.1


 

TIMBER

384.7

501.0

330.8

66%

 

GENERAL CARGO including:

313.0

232.6

507.1

up 2.2 times

 

Ferrous metal

109.0

150.6

444.4

up 3 times

 

Packaged

82.4

4.7

13.6

up 2.9 times

 

Other

121.6

77.3

49.1

63%

 

CONTAINERS

529.7

482.6

379.9

79%

 

Total teus

60,649

51,764

44,113

85%

 

including refrigerated containers:

156

393

209

53%

 

CARGO CARRIED by FERRIES

935.5

604.1

869.2

144%

 

RO-RO CARGO

1.2

0.2

0.0

down

 

LIQUID BULK CARGO including:

49,428.7

50,424.3

45,838.9

91%

 

Crude oil

22,828.6

23,032.5

19,821.9

86%

 

Oil products

24,585.2

25,484.3

25,131.6

99%

 

Liquefied gas

2,014.8

1,907.5

885.4

46%