• 2023 November 14 14:16

    Ten-month cargo volume at Russian seaports rose 7.8% to 749.3 million tonnes (expanded version)

    Grain and mineral fertilizers volume increased noticeably, while handling of ore and oil products decreased

    Cargo traffic at Russian seaports in January-October 2023 increased by 7.8% on the same period in 2022 to 749.3 million tonnes. Handling of dry bulk cargo increased to 382 million tonnes (+14.7%), including coal: 177.6 million tonnes (+3.8%), grain: 61.7 million tonnes (a 1.8 times growth), cargo in containers: 41.3 million tonnes (+9.1%), mineral fertilizers: 30.1 million tonnes (a 1.6 times gain), ferrous metals: 18.2 million tonnes (-14.8%), ores: 8.3 million tonnes (-25.2%), and ferry cargo: 6.8 million tonnes (+25.8%), the Association of Russian Commercial Sea Ports (ASOP) statistics showed.

    Handling in the segment of liquid bulk reached 367.3 million tonnes (+1.5%), including crude oil: 228.3 million tonnes (+7%), oil products: 103.2 million tonnes (-9.6%), liquefied gas: 28 million tonnes (-4.1%), and food cargo: 4.7 million tonnes (+30%).

    The ten-month volume of exports totaled 585.4 million tonnes (+5.9%), imports: 32.3 million tonnes (+8.5%), transit cargo: 55.1 million tonnes (+13.5%), short sea traffic: 76.5 million tonnes (+19.9%).

    In the reporting period the Arctic basin seaports handled 81.8 million tonnes of different cargoes (-0.2%), including dry bulk cargo: 26.2 million tonnes (+7.7%), liquid bulk cargo: 55.6 million tonnes (-3.5%). The ports of Murmansk cargo volume reached 48.7 million tonnes (+4.5%), of Sabetta: 22.9 million tonnes (-3.3%), Varandey: 4.4 million tonnes (-11.1%) and Arkhangelsk: 1.6 million tonnes (-21.7%).

    The Baltic basin seaports volume: 208.8 million tonnes (+2.5%), including dry bulk cargo: 94.8 million tonnes (+19%), liquid bulk cargo: 114 million tonnes (-8%). Cargo traffic at the ports of Ust-Luga declined 5.3% to 96 million tonnes, while Primorsk handled 52.6 million tonnes (+9.2%). Great Port of St. Petersburg saw a 23.5% volume growth to 40.2 million tonnes. Port Vysotsk: 11 million tonnes (-18%).

    Handling of cargo at the seaports of the Azov-Black Sea basin in Jan-Oct totaled 251.3 million tonnes (+17.2%). Dry bulk cargo: 122.9 million tonnes (+26.2%), liquid bulk cargo: 128.4 million tonnes (+9.8%). Cargo volume at the ports of Novorossiysk reached 136.7 million tonnes (+13.7%), Taman: 35.6 million tonnes (+1.7%), Tuapse: 21.6 million tonnes (+22.8%), Port Kavkaz: 19.1 million tonnes (+42.7%), Rostov-on-Don: 14.3 million tonnes (+16.8%).

    Throughput at seaports in the Caspian Basin dropped 36.1% to 6.5 million tonnes. There was a 1.6 times growth in dry bulk segment to 4 million tonnes. Liquid bulk cargo: 2.5 million tonnes (+4.9%). The ten-month volume at the Port of Astrakhan increased to 3.1 million tonnes (+1.6 times), the Port of Makhachkala handled 2.9 million tonnes (+22.7%).

    Cargo traffic at the Far Eastern basin seaports amounted to 200.9 million tonnes (+5.7%), including dry bulk: 134.1 million tonnes (+3.9%), liquid bulk cargo: 66.8 million tonnes (+9 .6%). Vostochny ports throughput rose to 72.2 million tonnes (+5.3%), Port Vanino: 30.1 million tonnes (-3.9%), Port of Vladivostok: 28.1 million tonnes (+4.8%), Port of Nakhodka: 23 million tonnes (+5.9%), Prigorodnoye port: 11 million tonnes (-13.9%).

    Almost 43 000 passenger ship calls (-21.5%) were handled at the country’s seaports and 2.8 million people (-17.3%) were served at marine passenger terminals. The number of departing and arriving passengers was nearly equal – 1.4 million people), while the number of departing passengers fell by 2.2 times, and that of arriving passengers increased by 4 times. There were no transit passengers in the reporting period.

    The main number of passengers was served at dedicated passenger terminals in the seaports of Sevastopol: 2.28 million people (-15.7%), Yalta: 196 800 people (a 2.3 times decline), Sochi: 264 000 (+33%).




2024 November 4

17:27 Hapag-Lloyd christens the “Hamburg Express” in the Port of Hamburg
15:52 Paradip Port to be fully mechanised by 2030
14:13 Autonomous vessel to sail 1,500 km from Mumbai to Tuticorin
13:48 DPA Kandla in a plan for new container terminal and multipurpose berth with ₹27,000 crore investment
12:18 China's 41st Antarctic expedition begins
10:34 10 years old Meyer Turku aims for carbon-neutral shipbuilding
09:41 Port of Vancouver vessel traffic management system enhances marine safety and trade efficiency throughout Burrard Inlet

2024 November 3

15:57 Babcock completes deep maintenance of Lambeth River Station
14:09 Fincantieri and BQ Solutions sign MoU to advance naval education and training in Qatar 31 October 2024
12:51 Rolls-Royce develops new mtu energy and automation solutions for future submarines
10:19 Cepsa changes its name to Moeve
09:46 Singapore says no oil sightings arising from oil-related incidents

2024 November 2

18:06 Singapore’s first fully electric cargo vessel wins Green Ship Award at SRS Forum
17:20 VTTI looks to buy into LNG terminals in Asia
16:48 Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding signs contracts for 12 large container ships in the past 10 days
16:32 CHIMBUSCO secures its first LNG refueling service in Europe
15:46 SLB OneSubsea awarded subsea boosting contract for bp’s Kaskida project in Gulf of Mexico
15:24 Wilson Sons to start construction of three new eco-friendly tugboats in 2025
14:57 Rem Offshore holds keel laying ceremony for REM Pioneer
12:30 World's first conversion of large container ship to run on methanol successfully completed
11:52 New offshore platform taps into potential of heavy-oil reserves in China
11:24 HRDD completes desulphurization tower system conversion for a PCTC
09:48 TOWT launches its first cargo sailing ship in Le Havre

2024 November 1

18:00 Marlink to deploy Sealink NextGen hybrid solution on 26 tankers for Transpetro
17:38 Austal Australia delivers 8th Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boat to Royal Australian Navy
17:23 Acteon and Applied Fiber enter MoU to collaborate on mooring solutions
16:54 KOTUG International and Maritalia S.A. secure major marine services contract for bp’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim gas project
16:24 BW LPG takes delivery of vessel BW Chinook from Avance Gas
15:44 HD Hyundai may nearly double shipbuilding capacity in Vietnam
15:24 Samsung Heavy Industries secures $390 mln contract for four Suezmax tankers
14:36 EU imposes duties on unfairly subsidised electric vehicles from China
14:23 Port of Montreal workers at two terminals start new strike
13:41 Chinese ports container volume rises 7.7 % from January to September of 2024
13:22 MOL, COSCO Co-host 6th Shanghai International LNG Shipping Forum
12:43 Global schedule reliability drops to 51.4% in September 2024
12:22 GTT secures technical services contract with Maran Tankers for eight LNG Dual-Fuel Suezmax vessels
11:45 MSC inks up $2.1bn container ship at the reborn shipyard Rongsheng Heavy Industries
11:28 China's first 'smart factory' for offshore oil, gas equipment fully operational
10:43 Yanmar completes land-based demonstration testing of a hydrogen engine for power generation in coastal vessels
10:23 Samsung Heavy wins W358 bln LNG ship order in Asia
09:58 EU greenhouse gas emissions fell by over 8% in 2023

2024 October 31

18:00 MAN receives multiple orders for MAN B&W G95ME-LGIM Mk 10.5 methanol engines to power a series of VLCV
17:23 The Marechal Duque de Caxias platform ship starts producing in the pre-salt layer
17:06 IWS Seawalker CSOV makes it 1000 ship designs from Kongsberg Maritime
16:45 “K” Line Wind Service and Japan Marine United sign agreement for Phase 2 of NEDO’s Green Innovation Fund Project
16:04 Wärtsilä introduces its innovative NextDF feature for the Wärtsilä 25DF dual-fuel engine
15:45 MOL plans to change charter contract for vessels related to Russia business
15:44 MABUX: Bunker price trends in the world's four largest hubs, Oct 8 - Nov 1, 2024
15:23 HHLA raises expectations for fiscal year 2024
14:59 Major fire extinguished at UK nuclear submarine yard
14:16 AD Ports Group and Somali Ministry of Fisheries & Blue Economy sign MoU for maritime sector development
13:44 Maersk reports Q3 results
12:43 UECC orders four advanced multi-fuel battery hybrid pure car and truck carriers from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Nanjing
11:39 Japanese сonsortium produces design concept for eco-friendly VLCC
11:12 TMC Compressors bags contract to supply four LNG carriers
10:46 Panama Canal operating costs down 5% in FY2024
09:29 HIF Global and Antarctica21 promote sustainable tourism with e-Fuels

2024 October 30

18:00 East Java Multipurpose Terminal partners with Sinarmas LDA Usaha Pelabuhan
17:22 Container traffic at Iranian ports up 5% in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year
17:06 CIMC SOE delivers second 7,600 cbm LNG bunkering vessel to Seaspan Energy
16:42 Klaveness Combination Carriers makes first move into wind with bound4blue eSAIL system on CABU III newbuild
16:23 Transport workers' strike in Argentina to affect port operations
15:59 South Korea's seaport container cargo up 3.5 pct in Q3
15:46 Stena Line marks significant milestones in build of NewMax ships, Stena Futura and Stena Connecta
14:55 DNV and LR grant AiP to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries for ammonia duel-fuel large container vessel
14:45 Jiaxing Port adds a new sea-river intermodal operation area
13:32 Maersk signs long-term methanol sourcing deal
13:08 MOL and Pyxis sign Collaboration Agreement for development and market expansion of electric vessels in Singapore and Japan
12:40 AD Ports Group and the General Department of Vietnam Customs sign MoU
12:21 TE H2, CIP, and A.P. Møller Capital Partner for a large-scale project in the Kingdom of Morocco