Odesa port cuts cargo handling by 6% in H1, 2016

16:05, 04.07.2016 1 min read

Odesa seaport in January-June 2016 handled more than 11.644 million tonnes of cargo, which is 5.9% less than in January-June 2015.

According to live data from the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority, during the period the port increased the handling of exported cargo by 8.4%, to 9.164 million tonnes, imported cargo by 33.5%, to 1.6 million tonnes, reduced that of transit freight by more than 3 times, to 865,000 tonnes, while handled only 15,200 tonnes of cabotage goods.

The handling of liquid cargo decreased by 2.6 times, to 855,700 tonnes, packaged goods increased by 13.4%, to 6.486 million tonnes, dry cargo fell by 3%, to 4.302 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.