According to SeaNews PORTSTAT analytic online service, the total cargo throughput via the Russian Arctic basin ports in March 2021 decreased by 4.2% year-on-year. Export declined by 0.9%. Cabotage was down 9%, and import down 37.6%.
The share of the Arctic basin in the total cargo traffic via all the Russian seaports in March 2021 amounted to 11.6%.
42% of the total cargo traffic was crude oil, LNG accounted for 24.5% and coal and coke for 15.6%.
The highest growth was in the oil products (+72.4%), chemical and mineral fertilizers (+23.5%) and liquefied gas (+10.9%).
The commodities that decreased the most were ferrous metals (-35%), non-ferrous metals (-25.2%), and ore (-21.2%).
Murmansk accounted for 58.8% of the aggregate cargo throughput via the Russian Arctic basin sea ports in March. Sabetta handled 29.7%, and Varandey 5.1% of the total.