According to SeaNews PORTSTAT analytic online service, the total container throughput of all the Russian sea ports in December 2019 grew by 2.2% year-on-year.
Import container traffic was down 3.3%. Cabotage increased by 8%, export by 5.9%. Transit remained much on the previous year’s level (-0.6%).
The Baltic basin ports account for the largest share in the Russian sea ports’ combined container throughput handling in December 202.7 thousand TEU, down 2.3% year-on-year.
The Russian Far Eastern ports saw their container traffic increase by 9.3% up to 160.4 thousand TEU.
The Azov and Black Sea basin ports handled 89.7 thousand TEU, up 0.4% year-on-year.
Container traffic via the Arctic basin ports amounted to 15.5 thousand TEU, up 5.5% year-on-year.
The Caspian basin ports decreased their container throughput by 11.5% down to 169 TEU.
For details, see the infographics below.
And even more details, as well as a tool to make your own infographics and analyze the statistics of all the Russian sea ports and terminals are available in our online PORTSTAT service.