Throughput of the port of Saint Petersburg up 12% in Jan. 07, y-o-y
In January 2007, the port of Saint Petersburg handled 4 100 thou tons of cargo (+12%, year-on-year), Administration of the seaport of Saint Petersburg reports. Transshipment of liquid bulk cargo totaled 1027.9 thou tons (+17%, year-on-year) including 98.3 thou tons of oil products (+53%) and 929.6 thou tons of oil (+16%). Over the reported period the port handled 116.9 thou tons of non-ferrous metal (+16%) and 266.8 thou tons of ferrous metal (-8%). Transshipment of metal scrap amounted to 188.1 thou tons (-6%), timber - 188.9 thou tons (-31%). Transshipment of containerized cargo grew by 32 % to 1213.4 thou tons (118251.0 TEU). Over the reported period the port handled 308.8 thou tons (+39%). Transshipment of general cargo grew to 1012.1 thou tons (+11%), coal and coke – to 210.6 thou tons (+53%). Transshipment of ore decreased by 23% to 47.8 thou tons. In January, the port handled 37.7 thou tons of grain (+67%). 972 vessels called in the port of Saint Petersburg in January 2007.
The port of Saint Petersburg is located on the islands in the mouth of the Neva-river, in the Neva Bay at the eastern side of the Gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea). The Big Port of Saint Petersburg includes the mouth of the Neva-river, the Neva Bay, Kronshtadt and the complex of structures protecting Saint Petersburg from flood (the dam). Icebreaker assistance is carried out within winter navigation.
