Russian ports handled 815.1 mln tonnes of cargo Jan-Nov 24

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) December 15, 2024 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in January-November 2024 decreased by 2% compared to the first 11 months of 2023 to 815.1 million tonnes, according to the country’s Association of Commercial Sea Ports (ACSP/ASOP). Russian ports handled 743 mln tonnes of cargo Jan-Oct’24 The average monthly result of Russian ports in 2023 was 73.65 million tonnes of cargo. In January the ports handled 71 million tonnes. February – 68.6 million. March – 71.43 million. April – 74.1 million. May – 84.6 million. June – 75.6 million. July – 73.2 million. August – 74.4 million. September – 71.2 million. October – 75.6 million. November – 72.1 million tonnes. The monthly average for the year’s first 11 months was 74.1 million tonnes of cargo. Table: Russian ports monthly cargo results Oct’23-Nov’24 Undisputed cargo growth leaders again are Russian Caspian Sea ports, on the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), which is key in Russia’s strategy to redirect its trade southwards into Asia, where the ports continue their cargo expansion. Caspian ports are also the key entry and exit point for Russia-Iran military cooperation. For two and a half years now they have handled the transport of Iranian drones, munitions and other military equipment for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Moscow sends back to Teheran advanced military technology… But the Caspian ports, heavily promoted by Moscow propaganda as a key bypass of Western sanctions, handled a microscopic 0.89% of the total cargo processed by all Russian harbours in 2023! In the first 11 months of 2024, they handled 0.93%… Cargo categories Dry cargo was 407.1 million tonnes (-2.1%), including: coal - 173.7 million tonnes (-10.3%), grain - 69.7 million tonnes (+6%), containerized cargo - 50.6 million tonnes (+11.3%), mineral fertilisers - 39.3 million tonnes (+17.7%), ferrous metals - 17.4 million tonnes (-12.1%), ore - 10.9 million tonnes (+23.8%), cargo on ferries - 7.4 million tonnes (-0.1%). Liquid cargo was 408 million tonnes (-2%), including crude oil - 246.4 million tonnes (-0.7%), oil products - 119.7 million tonnes (-7.1%), liquefied gas - 32.6 million tonnes (+5.5%), food oils - 5.8 million tonnes (+14%). Export cargo was 643.3 million tonnes (-1.7%). Import cargo was 39.1 million tonnes (+11%). Transit cargo was 59.6 million tonnes (+0.6%), cabotage cargo - 73.1 million tonnes (-11.9%). Cargo by region and port Black and Azov seas ports – 254.2 million tonnes (-5%): dry cargo – 121.1 million tonnes (-5%), liquid cargo – 133.1 million tonnes (-2.9%) Novorossiysk - 151.9 million tonnes (+3.5%) Taman - 25.7 million tonnes (-31.1%) Tuapse - 19.6 million tonnes (-13.7%) Kavkaz (Caucasus) - 21.8 million tonnes (+8.6%) Rostov-on-Don (river/sea port) - 14.6 million tonnes (-4.7%) Caspian Sea ports - 7.6 million tonnes (+4.9%): dry cargo - 5.2 million tonnes (+12.1%), liquid cargo - 2.4 million tonnes (-7.9%) Astrakhan - 3.6 million tonnes (+4.6%) Makhachkala - 3 million tonnes (-7.4%). Olya – 1 million tonnes (estimate) Baltic Sea ports - 251.1 million tonnes (+1.1%): dry cargo - 113.7 million tonnes (+6.8%), liquid cargo - 137.4 million tonnes (-3.2%) Ust-Luga amounted to 124.3 million tonnes (+0.2%) Primorsk - 56.1 million tonnes (-2.8%) Big Port of St. Petersburg - 48.5 million tonnes (+8.1%) Vysotsk - 11.3 million tonnes (-6.6%) Far Eastern ports - 216.2 million tonnes (-1.4%): dry cargo - 141.9 million tonnes (-2.1%), liquid cargo - 74.3 million tonnes (+0.7%) Vostochny - 79.8 million tonnes (+0.7%) Vanino - 26.5 million tonnes (-18.4%) Vladivostok - 34.2 million tonnes (+11%) Nakhodka - 26.2 million tonnes (+3.8%) Prigorodnoye - 11.8 million tonnes (-2%) Korsakov (recently privatised) – 2 million tonnes (estimate) Arctic ports - 85.9 million tonnes (-4.1%): dry cargo - 25.2 million tonnes (-12.4%), liquid cargo - 60.7 million tonnes (-0.2%) Murmansk - 47.6 million tonnes (-11.2%) Sabetta - 26.6 million tonnes (+5.1%) Varandey - 4.6 million tonnes (-4.3%) Arkhangelsk - 3.4 million tonnes (+95.9%) Arkhangelsk port as China’s cargo transport hub The percentages change compared to the first 11 months of 2023 are based on the updated data for 2023. More Ports Europe news about Russian ports Copyright (C) Ports Europe. All Rights Reserved. 2024.

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