Port Kavkaz cargo volume slumps by 33% to 645,750 tons

Freight flows passing through the port of Kavkaz rose in January-February by more than 33% from the same period last year, to 645,750 tons, PortNews reports citing the Port Authority statistics. The port handled 125 cargo ships (versus 141 ships a year earlier).


In the reporting period, the volume of outbound cargoes decreased by 12.3% to 561,930 tons, transshipment of cargo at the anchorage shrank by more than 40% to 52,700 tons. There was a dramatic sixfold slump in the segment of imported goods, to 31,000 tons.


Port of Kavkaz is situated between the Azov and the Russian Black Sea coast. The 4.5-m-deep harborage allows handling river boats and seagoing ships (offshore). The port specializes in handling dry bulk cargo (mineral fertilizer, concentrates of various ores, grain), general cargo, timber, and containers. In 2010, cargo throughput of Port of Kavkaz totaled 9,65 million tons.
(Source:http://en.portnews.ru)