In January-March 2018 in Russian seaports handled 189.7 mln t of cargo (+3.4%, year-on-year), says the press center of Association of Commercial Sea Ports.
Transshipment of dry bulk cargo in reporting period totaled 88.13 mln t (+9.8%) including:
35.5 mln t of coal (+4.6%);
12.5 mln t of containerized cargo (+12.5%);
12.3 mln t of grain (up in 1.5 times);
7.9 mln t of ferrous metal (+10.9%);
4.3 mln t of mineral fertilizers (+5.3%);
1.6 mln t refrigerated cargo (-7.2%).
Transshipment of liquid bulk cargo decreased by 1.6% to 101.5 mln t including:
59 mln t of crude oil (-5%);
35.8 mln t of oil products (-0.8%);
5.3 mln t of liquefied gas (+41.5%).
In 3 month 2018 total container turnover of Russian seaports increased by 12.6% year-on-year to 1.2 mln TEU, including imports — 527.1 thou TEU (+14.6%); loading export – 310.4 thou TEU (+12.2%), empty export – 191.2 thou TEU (+14.1%); cabotage — 156.5 thou TEU (+7.9%), transit — 13.5 thou TEU (-11.2%); refrigerated containers – 137.2 thou TEU (+20.3%).
Specification in basin in period January-March 2018: