Handling of dry bulk and general cargo is on the rise with container throughput going down
In January 2021, the port of Ust-Luga handled 9,404,400 tonnes of cargo, up 4%, year-on-year, says Baltic Sea Ports Administration.
Handling of dry bulk cargo rose by 20% to 4,321,300 tonnes including 3,570,300 tonnes of coal and coke (+26%, year-on-year).
Handling of liquid bulk cargo fell by 7% to 4,960,400 tonnes including 1,901,400 tonnes of crude oil (-14%) and 2,965,300 tonnes of oil products (-2%).
Handling of general cargo surged almost 2 times to 13,700 tonnes.
Handling of cargoes carried by ferries totaled 69,300 tonnes (+19%).
The port’s container throughput sank by 45% to 2,808 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 2019, tonnes |
Throughput 2020, tonnes |
Throughput 2021, tonnes |
2021 vs 2020, % |
|
Port of Ust-Luga |
TOTAL: |
8,771.5 |
9,074.3 |
9,404.4 |
104% |
|
|
DRY BULK CARGO including: |
3,076.6 |
3,589.0 |
4,321.3 |
120% |
|
|
Coal, coke |
2,368.6 |
2,842.6 |
3,570.3 |
126% |
|
|
Mineral fertilizers |
343.5 |
412.9 |
384.4 |
93% |
|
|
Other |
364.5 |
333.5 |
366.6 |
110% |
|
|
LOOSE CARGO, including: |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.9 |
up |
|
|
Other loose cargo |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.9 |
up |
|
|
TIMBER |
44.5 |
45.7 |
12.6 |
28% |
|
|
GENERAL CARGO including: |
11.7 |
7.0 |
13.7 |
196% |
|
|
Packaged |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
down |
|
|
Other |
10.4 |
6.3 |
13.7 |
up 2.2 times |
|
|
CONTAINERS |
44.9 |
45.2 |
24.3 |
54% |
|
|
Total teus |
5,181 |
5,122 |
2,808 |
55% |
|
|
including refrigerated containers: |
20 |
62 |
17 |
27% |
|
|
CARGO CARRIED by FERRIES |
69.9 |
58.2 |
69.3 |
119% |
|
|
LIQUID BULK CARGO including: |
5,523.9 |
5,329.2 |
4,960.4 |
93% |
|
|
Crude oil |
2,203.3 |
2,202.2 |
1,901.4 |
86% |
|
|
Oil products |
3,093.6 |
3,016.7 |
2,965.3 |
98% |
|
|
Liquefied gas |
227.0 |
110.3 |
93.8 |
85% |