Arctic Basin Ports’ Throughput in April 2021: Ferrous Metals Up

Arctic Basin Ports’ Throughput in April 2021: Ferrous Metals Up

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

    According to SeaNews PORTSTAT analytic online service, the total cargo throughput via the Russian Arctic basin ports in April 2021 decreased by 4.5% year-on-year. Export declined by 4%. Cabotage was down 7.1%. Import, on the contrary, grew 13.8%.

    The share of the Arctic basin in the total cargo traffic via all the Russian seaports in April 2021 amounted to 11.2%.

    42.8% of the total cargo traffic was crude oil, LNG accounted for 26.3% and coal and coke for 18.3%.

    The highest growth was in the ferrous metals (+48.6%), piece cargo (+34.8%) and chemical and mineral fertilizers (+32%).

    The commodities that decreased the most were ore (-60.7%), other bulk (grab) (-34.5%), and containerized cargo (-33.5%).

    Murmansk accounted for 62.4% of the aggregate cargo throughput via the Russian Arctic basin sea ports in April. Sabetta handled 29.8%, and Varandey 4.4% of the total.


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