Cargo Traffic via the Caspian Basin Ports in April

Caspian Basin Ports’ Throughput in April 2020: Timber and Logs Cargo Up

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

    According to SeaNews PORTSTAT analytic online service, the total cargo throughput via the Caspian basin ports in April 2020 grew by 20.6% year-on-year. Import increased by 28.8%, cabotage surged by 85.2% and export by 70.4%. Transit, on the contrary, was down 6.7%.

    The share of the Caspian basin in the total cargo traffic via all the Russian seaports in April 2020 made 1.1%.

    47.2% of the total cargo traffic was crude oil, grain accounted for 33.7% and foodstuffs for 7.1%.

    It should be noted that the highest growth was in the ferrous metals (up 2.1-fold), grain (+93%) and timber and logs segments (+79.8%).

    The commodities that decreased were piece cargo (-53.8%), other bulk (grab) (-48.1%) and containerized cargo (-35.3%).

    Makhachkala accounted for 58% of the aggregate cargo throughput via the Russian Caspian basin sea ports in April. Astrakhan handled 33.3%, and Olya 8.7% of the total.


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