Azov and Black Sea Basin Throughput in August 2021: Reefers Cargo Up

Azov and Black Sea Basin Throughput in August 2021: Reefers Cargo 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 Azov and Black Sea basin ports in August 2021 increased by 2.6% year-on-year. Import grew by 7.5%, export was up 16.4%. Transit declined by 17.5%, and cabotage decreased by 38.8%.

    The share of the Azov and Black Sea basin in the total cargo traffic via all the Russian seaports in August 2021 amounted to 32.5%.

    Almost half of the total was oil and products, with crude oil accounting for 25.3% of the overall throughput, and oil products for 23.1%. Grain constituted 26.4% of the total.

    It should be noted that the highest growth was in the sugar segment (up 6.1-fold), reefers cargo (up 5.6-fold), Ro-Ro (up 5.5-fold).

    The commodities that decreased the most were other bulk (suction) (-78.7%), other bulk (grab) (-41.5%) and other general cargo (-30.7%).

    Novorossiysk accounted for 48.6% of the aggregate cargo throughput via the Russian Azov and Black basin sea ports in August. Taman handled 13.8%, and port Kavkaz 11.2% of the total.


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