January 26, 2016 [PortNews IAA] - In January-December 2015, the port of Ust-Luga handled 87,868,400 t of cargo (+16%, year-on-year), says Baltic Sea Ports Administration.
Transshipment of dry bulk cargo increased by 15% to 25,199,900 t including coal and coke – by 11% to 21,543,600 t.
Transshipment of liquid bulk cargo increased by 18% to 58,792,970 t including 26,814,000 t of crude oil (+15%), 30,550,500 t of oil products (+19%) and 1,428,300 t of liquefied gas (+28%).
Transshipment of cargoes carried by ferries totaled 2,013,000 t (+22%).
The port’s container throughput fell by 15.9% to 89,820 TEUs.
In 2014, the port handled 75.69 mln t of cargo, container throughput totaled 879,000 TEUs.
Ust-Luga port is situated practically at the border of the Russian Federation and the European Union. The deep water area of the port (17.5 m) together with the approach channel (3.7 km) make Ust-Luga port the only Russian port on the Baltic Sea capable of admitting dry-cargo vessels with the deadweight of up to 75,000 tonnes and liquid cargo carriers with the deadweight of up to 160,000 tonnes.
