Growth in the segment of ferry cargo, break bulk, while container traffic declines
Freight throughput at the Port of Ust-Luga from January through November 2020 declined 2% on the same period a year before reaching 93 392 100 tonnes, the Baltic Ports Authority statistics showed.
The volume of bulk cargo increased by 8% to 41 397 500 tonnes. Handling of coal and coke rose 9% to 33 855 900 tonnes.
In the reporting period handling of liquid bulk cargo decreased by 10% compared to January-November 2019 to 49 652 000 tonnes. Crude oil volume fell 16% to 20 723 200 tonnes, handling of oil products decreased by 1% to 27 996 900 tonnes.
General cargo volume jumped by 2.2 times to 592 400 tonnes.
Ferry cargo increased by 46% to 962 700 tonnes.
Container throughput decreased by 18% compared to January-November 2019 to 47 024 TEUs.
Cargo throughput at the Port of Ust-Luga in 2019 was 103 851 900 tonnes, which was 5% higher than in 2018.
|
Port |
Type |
2018 volume, K t |
2019 volume, K t |
2020 volume, K t |
Change, 2020/19 |
|
Port of Ust-Luga |
TOTAL: |
90 284,1 |
95 313,9 |
93 392,1 |
98% |
|
|
BULK: |
33194,8 |
38434,3 |
41397,5 |
108% |
|
|
Ore |
11,7 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
|
|
|
Coal, coke |
26416,5 |
31080,8 |
33855,9 |
109% |
|
|
Mineral fertilizers |
3328,1 |
3819,0 |
4292,5 |
112% |
|
|
Other dry bulk cargo |
3438,5 |
3534,5 |
3249,1 |
92% |
|
|
Suction cargo: |
0,0 |
0,0 |
20,1 |
growth |
|
|
Other loose bulk cargo |
0,0 |
0,0 |
20,1 |
|
|
|
Forest |
439,7 |
564,7 |
354,7 |
63% |
|
|
General cargo: |
339,1 |
267,4 |
592,4 |
2,2 times growth |
|
|
Black metals |
115,1 |
178,2 |
516,8 |
2,9 times growth |
|
|
Break-bulk, unitized |
87,5 |
4,9 |
13,7 |
2,8 times growth |
|
|
Other general cargo |
136,5 |
84,3 |
61,9 |
73% |
|
|
Containers |
580,5 |
517,2 |
412,8 |
80% |
|
|
Total TEUs |
65 715 |
57 282 |
47 024 |
82% |
|
|
Refrigerated containers: |
180 |
470 |
209 |
44% |
|
|
Ferry cargo |
1032,5 |
659,2 |
962,7 |
146% |
|
|
Ro-Ro |
1,2 |
0,2 |
0,0 |
down |
|
|
Liquid cargo: |
54696,3 |
54870,9 |
49652,0 |
90% |
|
|
Crude oil |
25632,9 |
24534,9 |
20723,2 |
84% |
|
|
Oil products |
26849,3 |
28324,3 |
27996,9 |
99% |
|
|
LNG |
2214,1 |
2011,6 |
931,9 |
46% |