In January-March 2007, the port of St. Petersburg handled 12 688.9 thou tons of cargo (+18%, year-on-year), Administration of the Sea Port of St. Petersburg reports. Over the reported period the port handled 1 897.6 thou tons of dry bulk cargo (+62%, year-on-year) including 174.2 thou tons of ore (+20%), 1 202.7 thou tons of mineral fertilizers (+36%), 520.7 thou tons of coal and coke (3.7-fold growth, year-on-year). Transshipment of dry loose cargo (grain) totaled 124.9 thou tons (+33%), timber - 678.4 thou tons (-8%), general cargo - 3 270.5 thou tons (+6%), including 342.2 thou tons of ferrous metal (-8%), 488.7 thou tons of non-ferrous metal (-4%), 88.8 thou tons of metal scrap (+35%), 953.2 thou tons of packaged cargo (+14%), 413.0 thou tons of refrigerated cargo (+16%) and 3 926.6 thou tons of other general cargo (+22%). Transshipment of containers grew by 12% to 387 822 thou tons (2 790.82 789.7 thou tons (+13%). Transshipment of oil products amounted to 1.1 thou tons (17.6-fold decrease, year-on-year), oil - 2 789.7 thou tons (+13%). In January-March 2007 the port handled 3050 vessels.
Port of Saint Petersburg is located on the islands in the mouth of the Neva-river, in the Neva Bay at the eastern side of the Gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea). The Big Port of Saint Petersburg includes the mouth of the Neva-river, the Neva Bay, Kronshtadt and the complex of structures protecting Saint Petersburg from flood (the dam). Icebreaker assistance is carried out within winter navigation.