OREANDA-NEWS. May 20, 2014. In April of the current year the cargo handling turnover surged even by +16,1 pct.: totally 3 114,4 thou. tn were handled, i.e. more by +432,6 thou. tn comparing with April of 2013.

Such significant increase was determined by the record throughput of fertilizers handled per month during the entire history of the Seaport: altogether 1 237,2 thou. tn (more by +64,9 pct. or +486,8 thou. tn comparing with April of 2013) of bulk, liquid and packed fertilizers were handled. The handling turnover of fertilizers in April of the current year was higher by +6,9 pct. or by +79,7 thou. tn than in August of 2011 when the handling volumes of fertilizers reached 1 157,5 thou. tn (the second achieved result in the throughput of fertilizers).

Containerised cargoes (451,4 thou. tn were handled, the yoy change was +14,5 pct. or +57,2 thou. tn);

-oil products ( 616,3 thou. tn were transhiped, the yoy change was -2,2 pct. or -13,9 thou. tn);

-Ro-Ro cargoes (358,5 thou. tn were handled, the yoy change was -7,7 pct. or -28,9 thou. tn);

-ore ( 91,8 thou. tn were handled,  the yoy change was  +219,5 times  or +63 thou. tn);

-agriculture products (88,4 thou. tn were handled, the yoy change was +34,6 pct. or z22,7 thou. tn)

were the categories of cargo that made the most significant impact on cargo handling turnover in April  of the current year.