Throughput of Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg down 12% to 3.96 mln t in HI’13
Within six months of 2013 the turnover of Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg OJSC (SP SPb) amounted to 3.96 mln. tonnes, which is by 12% less than the same indicator of the previous year, the company states.
Such decrease was caused by reduction of handling volumes of the main cargo of the port-ferrous metals due to decrease of the demand at the European and USA markets.
In particular, in comparison with January-June of the last year handling volumes of ferrous metals decreased by 27% up to 1.36 mln. tonnes, non-ferrous metals decreased by 4%, up to 967 thousand tonnes. In general within six months of this year handling volumes of general cargoes in the port amounted to 2.95 mln. tonnes – by 18% less than within the same period of 2012.
Handling volumes of loose and bulk cargoes increased by 9% up to 1.01 mln. tonnes, among which over half – 558 thousand tonnes – mineral fertilizers, which exceeds by 58% the first half of the last year. Growth of indicators was caused by optimization of technology of handling process of such cargoes.
Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg OJSC (included in UCL Port – stevedoring division of the International transportation group UCL Holding) – is the largest operator, rendering services on handling of all types of dry cargoes in Big Port of Saint-Petersburg. It operates modern specialized terminals for handling of container, reefer, ro-ro cargoes, cars and metals. In 2012 company handled 8.7 mln. tonnes of cargo.
