In the two-month period March-April the traffic of goods in the ports of Russia decreased by -6%

Of the 132.5 million tons of goods handled globally from Russian ports in the period March-April of this year, based on data released by the Association of Commercial Ports Russians, the only growing flow of goods turned out to be that of cabotage traffic with 11.7 million tons (+15%). In on the other hand, export traffic decreased with 105.5 million of tons (-6%), that in import with 5.1 million tons (-26%) and transit traffic with 10.2 million tons (-7%).

With regard to the type of loads, in the period March-April 2022 dry goods amounted to 58.8 million of tons (-15%). Only cereal traffic rose with 5.4 million tons (+20%) and that of minerals with 1,7 million tons (+13%). Coal decreased by -17% to 30.3 million tons, containerized goods of -33% to 7.2 million tons, ferrous metals of -25% to 4.0 million tons and mineral fertilizers of -21% to 2.7 million Tons. Liquid bulk stood at 73.7 million tons (+3%), with the traffic of crude oil that is grew by +16% to 44.6 million tons and that of gas natural liquefied rose by +8% to 6.5 million tons, while petroleum products fell by -16% to 21.7 million tons and food products fell by -11% to 0.8 million of tons.

As for the volumes of traffic handled by the ports of the various regions of the Russian Federation, with the conflict the ports that have immediately the greatest impact were obviously those of the Sea of Azov-Black Sea, which handled 39.7 million tons (-7%), as well as the ports of the Caspian Sea that have totaled 0.8 million tons (-32%). Reduction, however, also of the goods handled from Baltic Sea ports with 39.3 million tons (-5%), from the ports of call of the Arctic basin with 15.6 million tons (-3%) but also from those of the Far East with 37.1 million tons (-5%).

In the month of March 2022 alone, the total traffic figure was 63.5 million tons, with a decrease -9% on the same month last year that was determined the decline in export and import volumes, which amounted to 50.1 million tons (-10%) and 2.8 million tons (-17%), from the reduction in volumes in transit, equal to 5.0 million of tons (-13%), while cabotage traffic is increased by +9% to 5.6 million tons.

In March, dry goods were 27.8 million tonnes (-19%), including 14.4 million tons of coal (-17%), 3.8 million tons of cargo in container (+30%), 2.4 million of tons of cereals (+14%), 2.0 million tons of metals ferrous (-26%), 1.1 million tons of mineral fertilizers (-35%) and 0.7 million tons of minerals (-22%). In mild increase in liquid bulk with 35.6 million tons (+1%), with crude oil totalling 21.4 million tonnes (+13%), petroleum products 10.4 million tons (-17%), liquefied natural gas 3.4 million tons (+10%) and food products 0.4 million tons (-34%).

Last March, the ports of the Baltic Sea handled 18.6 million tons (-8%), those of the Sea of Azov-Black Sea 18.7 million tons (-14%), the ports of the Caspian Sea 0.4 million tons (-46%), arctic stopovers 7.6 million tons (-5%) and those of the Far East 18.2 million tons (-5%).

In April 2022, Russian ports handled a total of 69.0 million tons, -3% less than in April 2021, of which 55.4 million tons of export cargoes (-3%), 2.3 million tons in import (- 35%), 5.2 million tons in transit (-1%) and 6.1% of cabotage trades (+20%).

In April, dry goods amounted to 31.0 million tons (-11%), of which 15.9 million tons of coal (-16%), 3.4 million tons of containerized goods (-36%), 3.0 million tons of cereals (+77%), 2.0 million of tons of ferrous metals (-23%), 1.6 million tons of mineral fertilizers (-6%) and 1.0 million tons of minerals (+67%). Liquid bulk increased by +6% and rose to 38.1 million tonnes, including 23.2 million tonnes of crude oil (+20%), 11.3 million tons of products oil (-15%), 3.1 million tons of natural gas liquefied (+6%) and 0.4 million tons of food bulk (+38%).

Last month the Ports of the Baltic Sea handled 20.7 million tons (-3%), the ports of call of the Sea of Azov-Mar Black 21.0 million tons (0%), Caspian Sea ports 0.4 million tons (-29%), those of the Arctic 8.0 million tons (0%) and those of the Far East 18.9 million tons (-6%).