Odesa port cuts cargo transportation by 5.7% in Jan-March

16:21, 08.04.2016 1 min read

Odesa seaport in January-March 2016 handled 6.154 million tonnes of cargo, which is 5.7% less than in January-March 2015.

According to live data from the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority, during the reporting period the port increased handling of exported cargo by 16.8%, to 4.797 million tonnes, imported freight by 24%, to 805,400 tonnes, transit cargo handling was down by more than 3 times, to 550,600 tonnes, cabotage goods handling amounted to 900 tonnes.

Transshipment of liquid cargo decreased by almost three times, to 503,600 tonnes, packaged goods increased by 14.7%, to 3.328 million tonnes, dry cargo increased by 6%, to 2.322 million tonnes.

Odesa port is located on an area of 109.5 hectares.

The port accepts vessels with lengths of up to 270 meters and maximum draughts of 13 meters. The total length of the port's berths exceeds eight kilometers.