Novorossiysk port handles 16.2% more cargo in January
MOSCOW. Feb 20 (Interfax) - The Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP) Group handled 12.7 million tonnes of cargo in January 2015, 16.2% more than in the same month of last year, the parent company OJSC NCSP said in a statement.
Tanker cargo handling grew 16.1% to 10.243 million tonnes, bulk cargo - 31.9% to 963,300 tonnes, general cargo - 10.4% to 1.093 million tonnes and container cargo - 2% to 367,300 tonnes.
NCSP cargo handling in January 2015, '000 tonnes:
| Type of cargo | January 2015 | January 2014 | Change |
| Cargo turnover, total | 12 666,5 | 10 902,8 | +16,2% |
| Liquid cargo, total | 10 243,1 | 8 822,7 | +16,1% |
| Crude oil | 7 227 | 6 351,2 | +13,8% |
| Oil products | 2 970,7 | 2 379,8 | +24,8% |
| UAN | 33 | 55 | -40,0% |
| Seed oils | 12,4 | 36,7 | -66,2% |
| Bulk cargo, total | 963,3 | 730,3 | +31,9% |
| Grain | 513,4 | 377,7 | +35,9% |
| Mineral fertilizers | 117,6 | 54,4 | +2,16 fold |
| Sugar | 107,9 | 85,1 | +26,7% |
| Iron ore and ore concentrate | 60,6 | 166,5 | -63,6% |
| Coal | 163,8 | 46,6 | +3,51 fold |
| General cargo, total | 1 092,9 | 989,7 | +10,4% |
| Ferrous metals | 893 | 842 | +6% |
| Timber | 51,9 | 43,6 | +19% |
| Timber (ths cubic metres) | 94,4 | 79,3 | +19% |
| Non-ferrous metals | 90 | 68,0 | +32,4% |
| Perishable cargo | 24,2 | 24,2 | - |
| Other | 33,9 | 11,9 | +2,85 fold |
| Containers | 367,3 | 360,1 | +2% |
| Containers (ths TEU) | 37,2 | 48,7 | -23,7% |
NCSP Group is the largest port operator in Russia and the third-largest in Europe, in terms of cargo turnover. NCSP Group consolidates the following companies: PJSC Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port, LLC Primorsk Trade Port, PJSC Novorossiysk Grain Terminal, OJSC Novorossiysk Ship Repair Yard, OJSC NCSP Fleet, OJSC NLE, OJSC IPP, CJSC Baltic Stevedore Company and CJSC SFP.