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2021 August 23   14:04

Throughput of Port St. Petersburg climbed by 5% in 7M’2021

Image source: Rosmorport
Handling of dry bulk cargo demonstrates a stable growth

In January-July 2021, the Port of St. Petersburg handled 36.28 million tonnes of cargo (+5%, year-on-year). According to the port authority, handling of liquid bulk cargo remained flat at 6.56 million tonnes, handling of dry bulk cargo rose by 11% to 4.99 million tonnes.

In the reported period, handling of general cargo rose by 14% to 7.97 million tonnes, Ro-Ro cargo – by 34% to 850,100 tonnes, dry loose cargo – down 2% to 159,600 tonnes including 173,700 tonnes of timber (+14%). Handling of cargoes carried by ferries surged 3.2 times to 1,900 tonnes.

The port’s container throughput fell by 2% to 1,215,600 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:

35,100.9

34,580.4

36,289.0

105%


DRY BULK CARGO including:

4,943.4

4,499.4

4,999.1

111%

Ore

431.3

532.3

515.8

97%

Coal, coke

145.5

39.1

17.8

46%

Mineral fertilizers

4,342.6

3,844.0

4,388.5

114%

Other

24.0

84.1

77.0

92%

DRY LOOSE CARGO including:

226.8

163.6

159.6

98%

Grain

199.9

105.5

83.4

79%

Other

27.0

58.1

76.2

131%

TIMBER

234.4

152.7

173.7

114%

GENERAL CARGO including:

7,271.0

7,024.9

7,973.9

114%

Ferrous metal

3,089.6

3,262.3

4,156.5

127%

Non-ferrous metal

843.6

595.9

559.2

94%

Metal scrap

946.2

993.5

1029.8

104%

Packaged

912.3

929.5

802.7

86%

Reefer

684.6

581.1

582.8

100%

including fish

152.8

109.1

143.4

131%

Other

794.8

662.6

843.0

127%

CONTAINERS

16,045.3

15,532.7

15569.7

100%

Total teus

1,322,492

1,237,983

1,215,600

98%

including refrigerated containers:

165,234

160,502

165,217

103%

CARGO CARRIED by FERRIES

25.4

0.6

1.9

up 3.2 times

RO-RO

750.7

633.7

850.1

134%

LIQUID BULK CARGO including:

5,603.9

6,572.8

6,561.0

100%

Oil products

5,603.9

6,572.8

6,561.0

100%

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