In January – October 2017, Russian seaports handled 649.5 mln t of cargo (+9.3%, year-on-year), says the press center of Association of Commercial Sea Ports.
Transshipment of dry bulk cargo totaled 306.5 mln t (+10.4%) including:
129.1 mln t of coal (+13.8%),
39.7 mln t of containerized cargo (+13%),
37 mln t of grain (+31.3%),
23.1 mln t of ferrous metal (-2.3%),
14.3 mln t of mineral fertilizers (+8.8%),
2.5 mln t refrigerated cargo (+2.5%).
Transshipment of liquid bulk cargo increased by 8.3% to 343 mln t including:
210.7 mln t of crude oil (+12.6%),
116.8 mln t of oil products (+1.2%),
11.8 mln t of liquefied gas (+7.2%).
Export totaled cargo handled 500.6 mln t (+6.9%), imports – 29.6 mln t (+14%), transit – 47.7 mln t (+15.4%), short-sea shipping – 71.4 mln t (+21.9%).
Total container turnover of Russian seaports for 10 month of 2017 increased by 16.2% year-on-year to 3.8 mln TEU, including imports — 1.61 mln TEU (+17.9%), loading export – 962.9 thou TEU (+10.2%), empty export – 614.4 thou TEU (+29.3), short-sea traffic — 567.7 thou TEU (+9.2%), transit — 53.9 thou TEU (+23.5%).
Basin specification from January to October 2017: