Ukrainian seaports handled 14.964 million tonnes of cargo in January 2022, which is 49% more than in January 2021.
According to a message of the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) on the website, in January, 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 fell on 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: Pivdenny – 5.1 million tonnes (37.9% more), Mykolaiv – 3.1 million tonnes (57.9% more), Chornomorsk – 2.7 million tonnes (90.3% more), Odesa – 1.8 million tonnes (13% more), Olvia – 811,200 tonnes (3.8 times more), Reni – 217,800 tonnes (4 times more), Kherson – 196,000 tonnes (48.8% more), and Berdiansk – 136,900 tonnes (67.8% more).
TIS container terminal (Odesa region) in January-September 2018 increased its cargo turnover by 54% compared to the same period in 2017, to 78,200 TEU, the company has said. “This is the result … of investment in the amount of $52 million in the installation of two new STS cranes, the launch of weekly container trains to Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, and Ternopil, increasing berth 22 to 600 meters,” the company notes.
TIS added that the launch of new Maersk ME-3 service and the high processing speed of 5 STS re-loaders also contributed to the rapid growth in container handling. The TIS group of terminals is the largest stevedoring operator in Ukraine. Cargo turnover in 2017 amounted to 26.012 million tonnes. The depth of berths near the terminals ranges from 15 to 16 meters, the total length of the eight berths of TIS exceeds 1,800 meters with the prospect of expansion by another 1,500 meters.
