OREANDA-NEWS. September 07, 2010. Freight traffic volume via the port of Arkhangelsk in January-August rose by 39% from the same period in 2009, 3.1 million tons.

Eight-month exports volume surged by 50.7% to 1.33 million tons. The volume of exported lumber increased by 13.2%, to 346.900 tons, petroleum products leaped by 58.5% to 665,000 tons, exports of coal showed over a twofold spike, to 174.300 tons, while volume of pulp, cardboard and paper fell 4.5% to 95,500 tons.

The volume of coastal traffic increased by 33,4% to 1.43 million tons, including 659,700 tons of goods carried by river transport (there were no river traffic last year). However, the volume of transshipped crude oil plunged by nearly 63%, to 212.400 tons.

Eight-month volume of inbound goods increased by 24.5% to 378,100 tons thanks to general cargo shipments.

In August, the total volume of cargo handling at the port jumped by 52.1% from the same period a year earlier, to 545.300 tons.

Arkhangelsk, a year-round navigable seaport, is located in the delta of the Northern Dvina River flowing into the White Sea. The Northern Sea Route freight traffic passes through the port’s terminals. The Port of Arkhangelsk specializes in transshipment of general cargoes, cellulose, cardboard, containers, timber, metals, fertilizers, heavy-lift equipment and bulked cargoes. The total capacity of Arkhangelsk port allows handling up to 4.5 million tons of cargo a year. Last year, the port’s throughput shrank by 30.58%, to 3.271.600 tons.