Russian ports: 446,600 TEUs in August, 3.65 mln TEUs in Jan-Aug’24

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 19, 2024 - Russian ports handled 446,600 TEUs in August 2024, an increase of 5.7% or 24,000 TEUs compared to August 2023, according to state-controlled analytical company MorCenter-TEK. Compared to July, the total turnover decreased by 3%. Compared to 2023, August container processing volumes are positive in all basins, except in the Azov-Black Sea – 72,500 TEUs (-9%). Container turnover in the Baltic basin has been declining monthly for three months in a row, and in the Azov-Black Sea basin - for four months. Containerised exports continue to decline in August. Imports increased slightly (10,000 TEUs more than in August 2023). Container handling in the Far Eastern ports continues to be high at 230,000 TEUs, despite a decline in volumes compared to July - the first since February. Turnover in the Arctic basin is growing, which is due to the start of navigation along the Moscow heavily promoted Northern Sea Route (NSR) in July. January-August results During the first eight months of the year, Russian ports handled 3.65 million TEUs, which is 12.6% or 408,000 TEUs more than in the same period of 2023. Compared to the January-August 2021 period, the last full year before the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the imposition of Western sanctions against Moscow, container turnover decreased by 2% or 60,000 TEUs. Transshipment of export containers increased by 14% year-on-year, import containers by 13%, and cabotage containers by 18%. Transit through ports fell by 69% compared to last year. The Far Eastern ports handled 1.74 million TEUs in January-August (+1.5%). Baltic ports processed 1.1 million TEUs (+46%). Black and Azov seas ports handled 706,000 TEUs (+4.9%). Arctic ports processed 121,000 TEU, (+14%). Caspian Sea ports' container turnover was 27% compared to the first eight months of 2023. 2023 container processing results The container turnover of Russian seaports in 2023 was 4.96 million TEU, which is 15% more than in 2022, according to MorCenter-TEK. The top 12 ports in the country handled 4.916 million containers (+16%) or 99.11% of the total. Russian ports handled 4.96 million TEUs in 2023 Ports containers’ handling performance Vladivostok port (Far East, Sea of Japan) – 1.519 million TEUs (+16.8%) Big Port of St. Petersburg (Baltic Sea) – 1.046 million TEUs (+13.1%) Novorossiysk port (Black Sea) – 1 million TEUs (+31.1%) Vostochny port (Far East, Primorsky Territory, Sea of Japan) – 639,300 TEUs (+0.5%) Kaliningrad port (Baltic Sea) – 169,300 TEUs (+35%) Korsakov port (Sakhalin, Sea of Okhotsk) – 143,800 TEUs (+15.5%) Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky port (Bering Sea) – 111,900 TEUs (-1.6%) Magadan port (Sea of Okhotsk)- 78,300 TEU (-10.2%) Dudinka port (Dudinka, Arctic) – 63,800 TEUs (-10%) Nakhodka port (Far East, Sea of Japan) – 62,200 TEUs (5 times increase) Murmansk port (Barents Sea) 50,000 TEUs (-5.1%) Arkhangelsk port (Barents Sea) – 32,400 TEUs (-10.2%) Russian top 12 container ports in 2023 13 largest container terminals in 2023 Vladivostok Sea Trade Port (FESCO group) – 859,400 TEUs (+11.9%) Eastern Stevedoring Company (Global Ports, Vostochny Port) – 613,700 TEUs (-1.7%) Container Terminal NUTEP (Novorossiysk port, Delo group) – 602,500 TEUs (+3.4%) Container Terminal St. Petersburg – 558,700 TEUs (+33.1%) NovoRosLesExport (NCSP group) – 384,200 TEUs (2.6 times increase) Vladivostok Sea Fishing Port – 362,400 TEUs (+25.1%) PetroLesPort (Global Ports) – 165,000 TEUs (+24.3%) Pacific Logistic (Vladivostok) – 144,900 TEUs (+10.8%) Korsakov Sea Trade Port (Sakhalin) – 143,800 TEUs (+15.2%) Vladivostok Sea Port Pervomaisky – 129,200 TEUs (+43.6%) Baltic Stevedoring Company (Kaliningrad, NCSP Group) – 124,300 TEUs (+62.3%) Phoenix (Bronka, St. Petersburg) – 106,400 TEUs (+86.9%) First Container Terminal (Global Ports) – 112,200 TEUs (-48.1%) These 13 container terminals handle 86.8% of all TEUs in 2023. More Ports Europe news about Russian ports Copyright (C) Ports Europe. All Rights Reserved. 2024.

Russian ports: 446,600 TEUs in August, 3.65 mln TEUs in Jan-Aug’24

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