OREANDA-NEWS. January 22, 2009. In 2008, the port of St. Petersburg handled 59.945 mlnt t (+1%, year-on-year), Administration of the Sea Port of St. Petersburg reports. In the reported period, transshipment of dry bulk amounted to 9.653.4 million tonnes (-1%) including 1.013.9 million tonnes of ore (+32%),  2.270.4 million tonnes of coal and coke (-2%), 6.200.6  million tonnes of mineral fertilizers (-6%). Transshipment of loose cargo fell by 36% to 439,600 tonnes including 418,200 tonnes of grain (-37%), 9,500 tonnes of sugar and 11,900 tonnes of other dry loose cargo.  In the reported period,  the port handled 1.111.6 million tonnes of timber (-56%) and 14.776.2 million tonnes of general cargo (-1%) including 3.999.0 million tonnes of ferrous metal (-6%), 1.488.0 million tonnes of non-ferrous metal (+2%) and 1.884.1 million tonnes of scrap metal (-24%). Transshipment of packaged cargo totaled 915,200 tonnes (+40%), refrigerated cargo – 3.795.1 million tonnes (-2%), other general cargo – 2.694.8 million tonnes (+20%). The port’s container throughput totaled 1,983,110 TEUS (+9%). Transshipment of liquid bulk cargo grew by 2% to 15.069.8 million tonnes (+2%%). The port’s turnoverof vessels was 29,647 units in 2008.

Port of St. Petersburg is located on the islands in the mouth of the Neva-river, in the Neva Bay at the eastern side of the Gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea). The Big Port of St. Petersburg includes the mouth of the Neva-river, the Neva Bay, Kronshtadt and the complex of structures protecting St. Petersburg from flood (the dam). Icebreaker assistance is carried out within winter navigation.

In 2007, the port’s cargo turnover amounted to 59.6 million tonnes. According to the Administration of the Sea Port of St. Petersburg, about 30 stevedoring companies are engaged in transshipment of cargo in the port.