According to SeaNews PORTSTAT analytic online service, the total cargo throughput via the Azov and Black Sea basin ports in February 2020 declined by 4% year-on-year. Export was down 6.9% and cabotage down 3.6%. Import increased by 29.7%. Transit remained much on the previous year’s level (+0.2%).
The share of the Azov and Black Sea basin in the total cargo traffic via all the Russian seaports in February 2020 amounted to 29.5%.
More than half of the total was oil and products, with crude oil accounting for 35.6% of the overall throughput, and oil products for 25%. Coal and coke have the third largest share in the aggregate throughput amounting to 12.6%.
It should be noted that the highest growth was in the liquid foodstuffs segment (up 2.1-fold), ore (+69.8%) and reefer cargo (+49%).
The commodities that decreased the most were other bulk (grab) (-60.4%), liquified gas (-56.8%) and Ro-Ro (-55.5%).
Novorossiysk accounted for 63.7% of the aggregate cargo throughput via the Russian Azov and Black basin sea ports in January. Tuapse handled 10.2%, and Taman 8.5% of the total.
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