Russian Ports’ Throughput in September 2021: Ore Down

According to SeaNews PORTSTAT analytic online service, the total cargo throughput of the Russian sea ports in September 2021 increased by 3% year-on-year.

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

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Export grew by 1.8%, cabotage by 3.7%, import by 5.2%, and transit by 15.4%.

Almost 50% in the Russian sea ports’ commodity structure was oil and products. In September, crude oil accounted for 27.4% of the total volume and oil products for 16.1%. Coal and coke constituted 24.5% of the total.

It should be noted that the highest growth was in the sugar segment (up 19-fold), reefer cargo (+36.1%) and ro-ro (+22.3%).

The commodities that decreased the most were other bulk (suction) (-31.6%), other bulk (grab) (-20.6%) and ore (-12.5%).

The Azov and Black Sea basin accounted for 30.5% of the aggregate cargo throughput via the Russian sea ports in September. The Baltic basin handled 29.7%, the Far Eastern basin accounted for 27.6%, the Arctic basin for 11.4% and the Caspian basin for 0.8% of the total.