According to SeaNews PORTSTAT analytic online service, the total cargo throughput via the Azov and Black Sea basin ports in April 2021 decreased by 6.2% year-on-year. Export declined by 1.7%, cabotage was down 68.8%. Import grew by 21.2%. Transit remained much on the previous year’s level (+0.1%).
The share of the Azov and Black Sea basin in the total cargo traffic via all the Russian seaports in April 2021 amounted to 29.7%.
More than half of the total was oil and products, with crude oil accounting for 32.1% of the overall throughput, and oil products for 24.6%. Coal and coke amount to 15.8%. Grain constituted 7.9% of the total.
It should be noted that the highest growth was in the coal and coke segment (up 2.3-fold), ferrous metals (+57.5%), piece cargo (+31.9%).
The commodities that decreased the most were other bulk (grab) (-65.2%), timber and logs (-64.7%) and grain (-58.6%).
Novorossiysk accounted for 56.5% of the aggregate cargo throughput via the Russian Azov and Black basin sea ports in April. Taman handled 15.4%, and Tuapse 12% of the total.