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2021 November 15   12:36

Port of Ust-Luga throughput in 10M’2021 rose by 5% Y-o-Y

Image source: Seaport of Ust-Luga
Container throughput shows a stable decrease, coal handling is growing

 In January-October 2021, the port of Ust-Luga handled 89,413,400 tonnes of cargo, up 5%, year-on-year, says Baltic Sea Ports Administration.

In the reporting period, handling of dry bulk cargo climbed by 13% to 41,956,000 tonnes including 35,792,400 tonnes of coal and coke (+19%, year-on-year). 

Handling of liquid bulk cargo fell by 1% to 45,449,500 tonnes including 18,618,900 tonnes of crude oil (-6%) and 26,339,700 tonnes of oil products (+5%). 

Handling of general cargo rose by 15% to 538,600 tonnes.

Handling of cargoes carried by ferries totaled 927,700 tonnes (+7%). 

The port’s container throughput fell by 42% to 25,703 TEUs. 

In 2020, the port of Ust-Luga handled 102.60 million tonnes of cargo (-1%, year-on-year).

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 thou t, 2019

Throughput thou t, 2020

Throughput thou t, 2021

2021 vs 2020

Port of Ust-Luga

TOTAL:

87,493.2

85,038.6

89,413.4

105%

DRY BULK CARGO including:

35,248.4

37,092.7

41,956.0

113%

Ore

0.0

0.0

243.7

up

Coal, coke

28,594.3

30,183.3

35,792.4

119%

Mineral fertilizers

3,463.1

4,019.1

2,877.3

72%

Other

3,191.0

2,890.3

3,042.6

105%

LOOSE CARGO, including:

0.0

20.1

17.9

89%

Other loose cargo

0.0

20.1

17.9

89%

TIMBER

501.0

330.8

235.1

71%

GENERAL CARGO including:

232.6

507.1

583.6

115%

Ferrous metal

150.6

444.4

472.7

106%

Packaged

4.7

13.6

17.5

129%

Other

77.3

49.1

93.4

190%

CONTAINERS

482.6

379.9

243.6

64%

Total teus

51,764

44,113

25,703

58%

including refrigerated containers:

393

209

259

124%

CARGO CARRIED by FERRIES

604.1

869.2

927.7

107%

Ro-Ro

0.2

0.0

0.0


LIQUID BULK CARGO including:

50,424.3

45,838.9

45,449.5

99%

Crude oil

23,032.5

19,821.9

18,618.9

94%

Oil products

25,484.3

25,131.6

26,339.7

105%

Liquefied gas

1,907.5

885.4

490.8

55%