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Russian Arctic seaports post bumper year - best since 2010
LAST year's Russian Northern Sea Route cargo increased 49.1 per cent year on year to 74.2 million tons, according to the Association of Russian Sea Ports.
Russian Arctic seaports attributed growth to a general increase in Russian Arctic shipments, reported Norway's Independent Barents Observer.
According to the Russian Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport, a total of 9.7 million tonnes were last year shipped on the Northern Sea Route, the biggest annual volume ever.
But less than two per cent traversed the whole route and delivered or picked up cargo at Russian ports along the way.
According to data from the Seaport Association, Murmansk accounted for almost two thirds of total traffic - 51.7 million tons, a 54.5 per cent year-on-year increase.
It is one of the best results in the whole post-Soviet period. Only in 2010, did goods volumes in Murmansk exceed 2017's tally.
Growth comes from the Yamal LNG terminal and the planned Arctic LNG 2 projects. Also oil shipments from new projects like the Novy Port, as well as the terminal at Varandey, are producing higher volumes.
The Varandey terminal in 2017 handled 8.2 million tonnes of oil, and increase of 3.4 per cent year on year, its best result ever.
Of the volumes handled by Murmansk, as much as 29 million tonnes were oil products. Meanwhile, the volumes of minerals and ores traditionally handled by the port remains stable.
Murmansk port now operates on the limits of capacity with volumes expected to rise to more than 70 million tonnes after 2020.
Sabetta, the new port on the Yamal Peninsula, posted record growth, up 166 per cent year on year to 7.99 million tonnes.
Russian Arctic seaports attributed growth to a general increase in Russian Arctic shipments, reported Norway's Independent Barents Observer.
According to the Russian Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport, a total of 9.7 million tonnes were last year shipped on the Northern Sea Route, the biggest annual volume ever.
But less than two per cent traversed the whole route and delivered or picked up cargo at Russian ports along the way.
According to data from the Seaport Association, Murmansk accounted for almost two thirds of total traffic - 51.7 million tons, a 54.5 per cent year-on-year increase.
It is one of the best results in the whole post-Soviet period. Only in 2010, did goods volumes in Murmansk exceed 2017's tally.
Growth comes from the Yamal LNG terminal and the planned Arctic LNG 2 projects. Also oil shipments from new projects like the Novy Port, as well as the terminal at Varandey, are producing higher volumes.
The Varandey terminal in 2017 handled 8.2 million tonnes of oil, and increase of 3.4 per cent year on year, its best result ever.
Of the volumes handled by Murmansk, as much as 29 million tonnes were oil products. Meanwhile, the volumes of minerals and ores traditionally handled by the port remains stable.
Murmansk port now operates on the limits of capacity with volumes expected to rise to more than 70 million tonnes after 2020.
Sabetta, the new port on the Yamal Peninsula, posted record growth, up 166 per cent year on year to 7.99 million tonnes.
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