According to SeaNews PORTSTAT analytic online service, the total cargo throughput of the Russian sea ports in 2019 increased by 2.9% year-on-year.
Import grew by 2.8% up to 37.2 mn tons, transit by 4.5% up to 67.2 mn tons and export by 4.9% up to 654 mn tons. Cabotage declined by 11.9% down to 81.1 mn tons.
In 2019 the Russian sea ports handled 462.2 mn tons of liquid bulk, up 8.2% year-on-year. Solid bulk (grab) cargo grew by 8.5% up to 214 mn tons and containerized cargo by 5.4% up to 56.5 mn tons.
Other commodities demonstrated a downward trend. General cargo was down 20.5% to 55.6 mn tons. Bulk (suction) cargo declined by 26.9% down to 44.8 mn tons and timber and logs by 7.8% down to 5.1 mn tons.
The largest share of the aggregate seaborne cargo traffic was handled in the Azov and Black Sea basin, which accounted for 258.1 mn tons, down 5.2% year-on-year. Cabotage was down 39.7%, export down 1.1%. Import remained much on the previous year’s level (-0.6%). Transit increased slightly by 0.9%.
The ports located in the Baltic basin ports saw their combined throughput increase by 4.1% up to 256.4 mn tons. Export grew by 4.9% and transit by 6.8%. Cabotage decreased by 16.6%. Import remained much on the previous year’s level (-0.2%).
The Russian Far East ports handled 213.5 mn tons, up 6.5%. Import increased by 12.8%, cabotage by 6.5%, transit was up 1.5% and export up 6.2%.
The Arctic basin ports handled 104.8 mn tons in 2019, up 13% year-on-year. Cabotage grew by 3.3%, export by 19.6%, while import was down 4.9%.
Cargo throughput in the Caspian basin increased by 53.2% year-on-year to make 7.4 mn tons. Import surged 2.1-fold, transit 2.1-fold, export was up 11.7%, cabotage declined by 33.6%.