Ukrainian seaports raised up cargo turnover in January by 49%

Ukrainian seaports handled 14.964 million tonnes of cargo in January 2022, which is 49% more than in January 2021.

According to a report by the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA), in January 2022, handling of export cargo amounted to 11.4 million tonnes (46% more compared to the same period in 2020), import cargo – 2.67 million tonnes (70.7% more), transit cargo – 689,220 tonnes (11.9% more), and coastal cargo – 192,950 tonnes (3.4 times more).

The largest handling volumes in January was related to grain cargo and ore – 6 million tonnes (twice as much) and 3.06 million tonnes (7% more), respectively. The handling volume of ferrous metals amounted to 1.32 million tonnes (3.1% less). Handling of coal in January increased by 5.5 times and amounted to 865,000 tonnes.

In addition, in January of this year, 82,042 TEU containers were handled, which is 8.4% more than in the same period last year.

Over January 2022, almost all ports have handling volumes higher than last year:

1. Yuzhny – 5.1 million tonnes (37.9% more)
2. Nikolaev – 3.1 million tonnes (57.9% more)
3. Chornomorsk – 2.7 million tonnes (90.3% more)
4. Odessa – 1.8 million tonnes (13% more)
5. Olvia – 811,200 tonnes (3.8 times more)
6. Reni – 217,800 tonnes (4 times more)
7. Kherson – 196,000 tonnes (48.8% more)
8. Berdiansk – 136,900 tonnes (67.8% more)