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2021 May 18   10:34

Throughput of Port St. Petersburg climbed by 1% in 4M’2021

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Handling of dry loose and liquid bulk cargo continues going down

In January-April 2021, the Port of St. Petersburg handled 19.95 million tonnes of cargo (+1%, year-on-year). According to the port authority, handling of liquid bulk cargo fell by 2% to 3.63 million tonnes, handling of dry bulk cargo rose by 23% to 2.72 million tonnes.

In the reported period, handling of general cargo rose by 3% to 4.16 million tonnes, Ro-Ro cargo – by 34% to 467,300 tonnes, dry loose cargo – down 23% to 93,600 tonnes including 98,900 tonnes of timber (+34%). Handling of cargoes carried by ferries surged by 83% to 900 tonnes.

The port’s container throughput fell by 8% to 674,995 TEUs.

In 2020, the port handled 59.88 mln t of cargo, its container throughput was 2.09 mln TEUs.

Port

Type of cargo

Throughput thou t,

2019

Throughput thou t, 2020

Throughput thou t, 2021

2021 vs 2020

Port of Saint-Petersburg

TOTAL:

19,656.2

19,753.8

19,955.8

101%

 

DRY BULK CARGO including:

2,708.6

2,205.9

2,723.7

123%

Ore

213.5

296.3

250.8

85%

Coal, coke

120.0

27.1

10.0

37%

Mineral fertilizers

2,371.1

1,829.4

2,424.4

133%

Other

4.1

53.1

38.6

73%

DRY LOOSE CARGO including:

156.1

121.7

93.6

77%

Grain

137.7

76.4

44.4

58%

Other

18.4

45.3

49.2

109%

TIMBER

129.1

74.0

98.9

134%

GENERAL CARGO including:

4,142.4

4,055.0

4,163.6

103%

Ferrous metal

1,788.8

1,905.2

2,220.7

117%

Non-ferrous metal

498.4

358.7

306.4

85%

Metal scrap

428.3

584.1

430.7

74%

Packaged

540.4

517.3

448.7

87%

Reefer

395.7

322.2

315.4

98%

including fish

91.5

55.0

79.3

144%

Other

490.9

367.5

441.7

120%

CONTAINERS

9,151.9

9,245.2

8,770.3

95%

Total teus

766,627

737,257

674,995

92%

including refrigerated containers:

104,940

100,982

96,072

95%

CARGO CARRIED by FERRIES

9.1

0.5

0.9

183%

RO-RO

419.0

349.9

467.3

134%

LIQUID BULK CARGO including:

2,939.9

3,701.7

3,637.5

98%

Oil products

2,939.9

3,701.7

3,637.5

98%

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