Russian Ports’ Throughput in May 2021: Metal Scrap Up

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The article is based on SeaNews PORTSTAT online service (available for SeaNews subsribers).

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According to SeaNews PORTSTAT analytic online service, the total cargo throughput of the Russian sea ports in May 2021 increased by 0.5% year-on-year.

Transit grew by 9.9%, import by 24.4%. Export was down 0.7%, cabotage declined by 7.6%.

Almost 50% in the Russian sea ports’ commodity structure was oil and products. In May, crude oil accounted for 28.8% of the total volume and oil products for 17.8%. Coal and coke constituted 26.1% of the total.

It should be noted that the highest growth was in the Ro-Ro segment (+69%), metal scrap (+50.1%) and other general cargo (+16.9%).

The commodities that decreased the most were foodstuffs (-48%), liquid chemicals (-44.4%) and ferry cargo (-36.4%).

The Baltic basin accounted for 30.6% of the aggregate cargo throughput via the Russian sea ports in May. The Azov and Black Sea basin handled 28.9%, the Far Eastern basin accounted for 28.8%, the Arctic basin for 10.9% and the Caspian basin for 0.9% of the total.