Cargo Traffic via the Arctic Basin Ports in May

Arctic Basin Ports’ Throughput in April 2020: Crude Oil Down

  • 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 Russian Arctic basin ports in May 2020 declined by 9.2%. Cabotage decreased by 21.2%, and export was down 2.2%. Import made 2.1 thousand tons.

    The share of the Arctic basin in the total cargo traffic via all the Russian seaports in May 2020 amounted to 11%.

    43.7% of the total cargo traffic was crude oil, LNG accounted for 18.8% and coal and coke for 18.5%.

    The highest growth was in the piece cargo segment (up 5.4-fold), ore (up 3.4-fold) and ferrous metals (up 3.4-fold).

    The commodities that decreased the most were crude oil (-24%), reefer cargo (-22.8%) and non-ferrous metals (-17%).

    Murmansk accounted for 61.6% of the aggregate cargo throughput via the Russian Arctic basin sea ports in May. Sabetta handled 29.2%, and Varandey 3.5% of the total.


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