According to SeaNews PORTSTAT analytic online service, the total cargo throughput of all the Russian sea ports during January-September 2020 amounted to 611.5 mn tons (-2.4%). Five terminals handled 170 mn tons or 27.8% of this volume.
CPC-R in Novorossiysk remains the leader in terms of cargo throughput. Its cargo traffic decreased by 4% down to 44.6 mn tons.
Cargo traffic via Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port amounted to 40.9 mn tons, down 27.6% year-on-year.
Primorsk Commercial Port handled 38.4 mn tons, down 18.3% year-on-year.
Cargo throughput via Transneft Kozmino Port in Vostochny increased by 1.9% up to 25.1 mn tons.
Vostochny Port handled 21 mn tons. Its cargo traffic was up 10.5% year-on-year.
| Stevedore | January-September, mn tons |
| CPC-R | 44.6 |
| Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port | 40.9 |
| Primorsk Commercial Port | 38.4 |
| Transneft Kozmino Port | 25.1 |
| Vostochny Port | 21 |
It should be noted that the stevedores which demonstrated the highest growth did not get into the Top-5. Sakhalin-Shelf-Service in Moskalvo saw its cargo traffic surge 10.8-fold, Oteko Portservice in Taman was up 5.8-fold, Arctic Consulting Service in Arkhangelsk was up 4.8-fold.
Also, astronomical growth figures was demonstrated Arkhangelsk River Port, which handled 0.2 thousand tons in January-September last year, but in this year handled many times more (+44,100%).
The largest decrease in cargo traffic was in Nakhodka oil bunker (-95.5%), Commodity Service in Murmansk (-95.4%), and K-Market Kozmino (-81.1%).