According to SeaNews PORTSTAT analytic online service, the total cargo throughput of the Russian sea ports in March 2020 increased by 6.2% year-on-year.
Transit was up 10.2%, and export up 7.1%. Import declined by 4.5%. Cabotage remained much on the previous year’s level (+0.2%).
More than 50% in the Russian sea ports’ commodity structure is oil and products. In March, crude oil accounted for 32.2% of the total volume and oil products for 18.1%. Coal and coke constituted 20.2% of the total.
It should be noted that the highest growth was in the grain segment (+76.1%), foodstuffs (+40%) and chemical and mineral fertilizers (+18.3%).
The commodities that decreased the most were liquid chemicals (-80.9%), sugar (-51%) and ferrous metals (-24.1%).
The Azov and Black Sea basin accounted for 33.1% of the aggregate cargo throughput via the Russian sea ports in March. The Baltic basin handled 29.6%, the Far East basin accounted for 25%, the Arctic basin for 11.3% and the Caspian basin for 1% of the total.
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