Cargo Traffic via the Caspian Basin Ports in June

Caspian Basin Ports’ Throughput in June 2020: Crude Oil Down Almost 50%

  • 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 June 2020 declined by 29.8% year-on-year. Transit decreased by 46.2%. Export grew by 11.3%, import by 19.4%, and cabotage was up 66.7%.

    The share of the Caspian basin in the total cargo traffic via all the Russian seaports in June 2020 made 1.2%.

    56.5% of the total cargo traffic was crude oil, grain accounted for 15.6% and timber and logs for 9.3%.

    The highest growth was in Ro-Ro (up 30-fold), timber and logs (up 2.1-fold) and other general cargo (+48.5%) segments.

    The commodities that decreased were other bulk (grab) (-63.9%), crude oil (-46.2%) and piece cargo (-23.3%).

    Makhachkala accounted for 63.7% of the aggregate cargo throughput via the Russian Caspian basin sea ports in June. Astrakhan handled 30.6%, and Olya 5.6% of the total.


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