Last month, cargo traffic in Russian ports was increased of +5% approximately being piled to 74,5 million tons compared to 71.3 million in August 2022. The increase is status generated by the growth of export traffic, attested to 57,9 million tons (+3%), as well as from the flows of goods in transit and handled by cabotage services, which amounted respectively to 5.4 million tonnes (+26%) and 8.1 million tons (+10%). On the other hand, goods are decreasing in imports, which totalled 3.1 million tons (-11%).

The increase recorded in August 2023 was also produced by the rise of +15% of the traffic of dry goods which is Result of 40.4 million tonnes, including 17.9 million tons of coal (+5%), 8,0 million tons of cereals (+60%), 4,1 million tons of containerized cargos (+14%), 3,5 million tons of mineral fertilizers (+59%) and 1.7 million tons of ferrous metals (-26%). Liquid goods are instead diminished of the -6% coming down to 34,1 million tonnes, including 21.2 million tonnes of crude oil (-1%), 10,0 million tons of refined petroleum products (-15%), 2,2 million tons of liquefied natural gas (-8%) and 0.5 million tons of food products (+67%).

Overall growth was achieved thanks to the increase in traffic volumes handled by Russian ports the Far East, the Black Sea/Sea of Azov basin and the Caspian Sea basin, which were found to be 20.1 million tons (+2%), 26,0 million tons (+17%) and 0.7 million tons (+17%). Volumes handled by Arctic and Baltic Sea ports, equal to Respective to 8,1 million tons (- 7%) and 19,6 million tons (-2%).

In the first eight months of 2023 the Russian port ports of call have Globally handled 601.3 million tons of cargoes, with an increase of +8.7% on the period January-August last year.