Cargo turnover of the Russian seaports increased by 8% (up to 368.6 million tons) within the first 9 months of 2009 as compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.

In the reported period, transshipment of dry cargo amounted to 146.3
million tons (+0,2%), liquid bulk cargo – 222.3 million tons (+13,9%).
Association of Sea Commercial Ports reports

Transshipment of export
cargo totaled 285.2 million tons (+10.4%), including 47.9 million tons
of coal (+22,3%), 15.3 million tons of grain (3 times more),  3.4
million tons of ore (up almost 2.4-fold),  20.1 million tons of ferrous
metal (+3,9%),  3.2 million tons of non-ferrous metal (+9,6%), 172
million tons of liquid bulk cargo (+8,9%); 7.1 million tons of mineral
fertilizers (-25.9%),  4.4 million tons of timber (-39.4%),6.1 million
tons of containerized cargo (-8,1%).

Transshipment of import cargo amounted to 19.8 million tons (- 39.9%)
including 8.9 million tons of containerized cargo (- 40.5%), 5.2
million tons of general cargo (- 48.8%).

Transshipment of transit cargo totaled 33.4 million tons, (+ 16.4%) due to crude transshipment.

Transshipment of coastal trade cargo increased 1.4 times.

The ports of the North-West Basin handled over 166.1 million tons of
cargo (+2.8%), including 55.5 million tons (-16.0%) of dry cargo and
110.7 million tons (+15,8%) of liquid bulk cargo. Reduced transhipment
volumes of containerized cargo, mineral fertilizers in the Big Port of
saint-Petersburg significantly influenced the dry cargo transhipment
volume of the North-West Basin and the volumes of bulk and general
cargoes in the port of Kaliningrad. On the whole, cargo turnover of the
Big Port of Saint-Petersburg decreased by 20% (to 37.0 million tons),
of the port of Kaliningrad – by 20.5% (to 9.3 million tons). The port
of Primorsk cargo turnover increased by 4.7% (58.7 million tons), of
the port of Murmansk – by 34.4% (to 28.2 million tons), of the port of
Ust-Luga – by 39.8% (to 7.2 million tons), the port of Vysotsk – by
8.7% (to 13.2 million tons).

The ports of Southern Basin increased
their cargo turnover by 14.0% (up to 134.8 million tons), including dry
cargo – 47.3 million tons (+27.4%), liquid bulk cargo – 87.5 million
tons (+7.9%). 

Operators of Novorossiisk maritime terminals handled
over 92.8 million tons (+11.4%). Tuapse cargo turnover decreased and
amounted to 13.8 million tons (-5.9%). 

The ports of the Far East
operated 67.6 million tons (+10.3%), including 43.5 million tons
(+1.5%) of dry cargo and 24.1 million tons (+30.4%) of liquid bulk
cargo.

The companies of Vostochny port reduced their cargo turnover by 7.8%
(14.45 million tons); of the port of Vladivostok – by 4.2% (11.2
million tons). Vanino port cargo turnover increased by 12.2% (up to
17.5 million tons). The port of Nakhodka cargo turnover remained
unchanged 12.0 million tons as compared to the corresponding period of
the previous year.

Association of Sea Commercial Ports (ASOP) set up in 1987 unites over
50 organizations and enterprises of Russia’s maritime transport. ASOP
comprises commercial seaports, forwarding and agency companies,
scientific research institutes and marine educational institutions.

Source: Portnews

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