Russian Ports’ Throughput in August 2020 Down 4.7%

Russian Ports’ Throughput in August 2020 Down 4.7%

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

    According to SeaNews PORTSTAT analytic online service, the total cargo throughput of the Russian sea ports in August 2020 decreased by 4.7% year-on-year.

    Import was down 10.6%, transit down 9%. Cabotage declined by 4.1%, and export by 4%.

    Almost 50% in the Russian sea ports’ commodity structure was oil and products. In August, crude oil accounted for 25.7% of the total volume and oil products for 15.2%. Coal and coke constituted 25.2% of the total.

    It should be noted that the highest growth was in the grain segment (+39.2%), other general cargo (+19.8%) and ore (+18.2%).

    The commodities that decreased the most were sugar (-81.7%), liquid chemicals (-56.4%) and ferry cargo (-42.8%).

    The Azov and Black Sea basin accounted for 31.9% of the aggregate cargo throughput via the Russian sea ports in August. The Far Eastern basin handled 28%, the Baltic basin accounted for 26%, the Arctic basin for 13.1% and the Caspian basin for 1% of the total.


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