OREANDA-NEWS. March 10, 2009. In January-February 2009, the port of Archangelsk handled 426,164 tonnes of cargo (-36%, year-on-year). In the reported period, the port’s stevedoring companies accepted 81,645 tonnes of cargo (+44.7%, year-on-year) including 64,412 tonnes of import cargo (up 2.1 times) 17,232 tonnes of coastal trade cargo (-33.4%). Import of containerized cargo 1,824.7 tonnes (-75.4%). Transshipment of import metal amounted to 26,423 tonnes (+94.6%), other general cargo – 36,164 tonnes (up 4.3 times).

Within the framework of incoming coastal trade cargo, transshipment of containerized cargo increased 8.5 times to 4,250 tonnes, other general cargo – by 48.8% to 12,979 tonnes.

In January-February 2009 the port of Archangelsk dispatched 344,519 tonnes of cargo (+24.5%) including 96,217 tonnes of export cargo (-61.1%), 248,301 tonnes of coastal trade cargo (-31.5%). Export of containerized cargo amounted to 1,529 tonnes (-79.6%)  including 37,055 tonnes of timber (-47.4%) 22,061 tonnes of cellulose (+21.4%) and 2,474 tonnes of cardboard and paper (-67.6%).

Within the framework of outgoing coastal trade cargo, transshipment of crude and oil products amounted to 204,088 tonnes (-36.7%), other general cargo – to 18,032 tonnes (-1.9%), containerized cargo – to 8,703 tonnes (up 2-fold).
The port of Archangelsk is the largest seaport in the Northern region of Russia. Seaport of Archangelsk accepts vessels with a draft of up to 9.2 meters, length of up to 175-200 meters, breadth of up to 30 meters. The port comprises 151 berths with a total length of 17,548 meters, including 31 berths of timber industry companies, 22 berths of sea trade port, 6 berths of the river port, 3 berths of Rosneft-Archangelsknefteproduct OJSC engaged in export of oil and oil products, 2 berths of the fishing port and 87 minor berths of other companies. Archangelsk port is crossed by cargo transit lines from Europe to the states of the Far, Middle and Near East.