According to SeaNews PORTSTAT analytic online service, the total cargo throughput of the Russian sea ports in April 2021 decreased by 3.2% year-on-year.
Export was down 1.5%, cabotage declined by 28%. Transit grew by 0.8%, import by 9.6%.
Almost 50% in the Russian sea ports’ commodity structure was oil and products. In April, crude oil accounted for 27.4% of the total volume and oil products for 18.1%. Coal and coke constituted 26.7% of the total.
It should be noted that the highest growth was in the Ro-Ro segment (+40.8%), ferrous metals (+38.8%) and reefer cargo (+36.3%).
The commodities that decreased the most were ferry cargo (-61%), grain (-59%) and ore (-42.7%).
The Baltic basin accounted for 30% of the aggregate cargo throughput via the Russian sea ports in April. The Azov and Black Sea basin handled 29.7%, the Far Eastern basin accounted for 28.3%, the Arctic basin for 11.2% and the Caspian basin for 0.8% of the total.