According to SeaNews PORTSTAT analytic online service, the total container throughput via the Arctic basin ports in June 2021 decreased by 37.7% year-on-year.
Cabotage, which accounts for the major share of the total, declined by 37%. Export was down by 49.5%, and import down 91.5%.
The share of the Arctic basin in the total container traffic via all the Russian seaports in June 2021 amounted to 2.4%.
Laden container throughput in the Arctic decreased by 22.1% year-on-year. Reefer containers accounted for 1.7% of the total laden container traffic, and dry containers for 98.3%. Cabotage made 99.9% of all the laden containers, exports 0.1%.
Empty container traffic dropped by 67.1%.
The port of Arkhangelsk accounted for 38.4% of the aggregate container throughput via the Russian Arctic basin sea ports in June. Dudinka handled 30.8% of the total, and Murmansk 19.8%.