Baltic, Baltic States – CIS, Cargo, Containers, Oil, Port, Transport

Altogether 32,50 mln tn of products, i.e. more by 9,1%. or by 2,71 mln tn than in January-June of 2015 were handled in  PRIMORSK PORT.

Exclusively two types of cargo are handled in the Seaport

- 24,95 mln tn of crude oil were handled, +11,3%. or +2,54 mln tn  yoy;

- 7,55 mln tn of oil products were handled,  +2,3%. or +170,3 thou. tn  yoy.

In January –June of 2016 the SEAPORT of  SAINT - PETERSBURG handled 24,16 mln tn  of cargo, i.e., less  by 8,0%. or by 2,10 mln tn than within the corresponding period of 2015.

Basic categories of cargo that made the most significant impact on cargo handling results in January –May of 2016 were as follows: 

-containerised cargoes – 10,33 mln tn were handled, +3,3%. or +334,8 thou. tn yoy;

- containerised cargoes (TEU) – 860 993 TEU were handled, -0,1 %. or -833 TEU yoy;

-metal – 3,47mln tn were handled, +2,8%. or +93,8 thou. tn yoy;

- oil products – 3,32 mln tn were handled, -34,0%. or -1 709,9 thou.tn yoy;

- fertilizers– 3,17 mln tn were handled, -17,8%. or -683,6 thou. tn yoy.

In January –June of 2016 the drop of cargo handling turnover was recorded in the FREEPORT OF RIGA – altogether18,27 mln tn or less by 11,5 %. or by 2 371,3 thou. tn comparing with the corresponding period of 2015 were handled in the Port. 

The dynamics of basic cargo categories handled in the Port:

- coal – 5,96 mln tn were handled, -21,0%. or  -1 583,4 thou. tn yoy;

- oil products – 4,80 mln tn were handled, -16,6%. or -955,9  thou. tn yoy;

- containerised cargo – 1,91 mln tn were handled, - 1,0%. or -20,0 thou. tn yoy;

- containerised cargo  (TEU) – 182 538 TEU were handled, +1,3%. or +2 383 TEU yoy;

- fertilizers – 1 449,0 thou. tn were handled, +3,7%. or 51,9 thou. tn yoy.

Passenger traffic. The Freeport of Riga received 249 996 passengers in January –June of 2016, i.e., more by 5,3%. or by 12 476 passengers comparing with January-June of 2015. 

The overall throughput in the JOINT PORT of TALLINN in January-June of 2016 was 10,70 mln tn, i.e., less by 11,4%. or by 1 383,1 thou. tn comparing with the corresponding period in 2015.

Basic cargo categories that made the greatest impact on cargo handling results in January -June of 2016 were as follows:

- oil products – 5,47 mln tn were handled, -25,7%. or -1 897,3 thou. tn yoy;

- Ro-Ro cargoes – 2,26 mln tn were handled, +5,2%. or +111,4 thou. tn yoy;

-  containerised cargoes– 849,7 thou. tn were handled, -1,8%. or -15,9 thou tn yoy;

- containerised cargoes (TEU) – 97 133 TEU were handled, -4,5%. or -4 625 TEU yoy.

Passenger traffic. In January – June of 2016 the Joint Port of Tallinn rendered services to

4 622,3 thou. passengers, i.e. more by  5,2%. or by 226,7 thou. passengers comparing with the corresponding period of 2015.

Vessels.  3 566 vessels was reported to call the Port of Tallinn, i.e. more by 2,8%. or by 97 vessels  comparing with January – May of 2015.

In January –June  of 2016 the cargo handling turnover in the SEAPORT OF VENTSPILS comparing with the same period  of 2015 dropped down to 10,03 mln tn , i.e., less by 25,1%. or by 3 352,0 thou. tn.

Basic cargo categories that made the greatest impact on cargo handling results in January-June of 2016 were as follows:

- oil products – 5,98 mln tn were handled, -28,8%. or -2 419,0 thou. tn yoy;

- coal – 1,56 mln tn were handled, -46,8%. or -1 372,0 thou. tn yoy;

- Ro-Ro cargoes – 967,0 thou. tn were handled, +10,4%. or +91,0 thou. tn yoy.

Passenger traffic. In January –June of the current year 46 610 passengers called the port of Ventspils, i.e., more by 9,7 %. or by 4 107 passengers comparing with January –June of 2015.

Vessels. The Seaport accommodated 565 vessels in January –June of 2016, i.e., less by 10,1%, or by 74 vessels.

The total cargo throughput in VYSOTSK SEAPORT was 8,26 mln tn in January – June of 2016, i.e.  less by 2,7%. or by 226,9 thou. tn than in the corresponding period of 2015.

Exclusively two types of cargo are being handled in this Seaport.

- oil products -  5,26 mln tn were transhiped, -10,4%. or -611,6 thou.tn yoy;

- coal -  3,00 mln tn were handled,  +14,7%. or  +384,7 thou. tn yoy.

Within the analysed period the total throughput in the PORT OF KALININGRAD was 6,11 mln tn,  i.e., less by 4,8 %. or by 305,2 thou. tn than in January - June of 2015.

Basic cargo categories that made the greatest impact on cargo handling results in January – June of 2015 were as follows:

- Ro-Ro cargoes – 694,1 thou. tn were handled, -24,3%. or -222,9 thou. tn yoy;

- grain – 659,6 thou. tn were handled, +37,7%. or +180,7 thou tn yoy;

- oil products – 625,0 thou. tn were handled, -39,0 %. or -400,2 thou. tn yoy;

- metal – 529,2 thou. tn were handled, -6,8 %. or -38,4 thou. tn yoy;

- containerised cargoes – 464,3 thou. tn were handled, +17,0%. or +67,5 thou. tn yoy;

- containerised cargoes (TEU) – 81 856 TEU were handled, +11,3%. or +8 295 TEU yoy.

The total throughput in the PORT of LIEPAJA in January – June of 2016 was 2,69 mln tn, i.e.,  less by 0,4%. or by 11,3 thou. tn comparing the corresponding period  of 2015.