Throughput of Taganrog port in HI’2020 climbed by 3%
Short-sea traffic has grown by almost a quarter
In January-June 2020, sea transport hub of Taganrog handled 1.188 million tonnes of cargo (+3%, year-on-year), the Azov Sea Ports Administration told IAA PortNews.
In the reporting period, handling of grain grew by 8% to 417,000 tonnes, coal – by 19% to 268,000 tonnes, ferrous metal – by 66% to 92,000 tonnes, while handling of oil products fell by 6% to 370,000 tonnes,.
In the reporting period, exports remained flat at 774,000, imports dropped 5.8 times to 9,400 tonnes while short-sea traffic grew by 23% to 405,000 tonnes.
In the six-month period, the Harbour Master’s office of port Taganrog registered 277 arrivals and 304 departures including port fleet vessels versus 312 arrivals and 312 departures in January-June 2019.
