Container turnover of Russian seaports in H1 2023

In H1 2023, container transshipment increased by 3.6% compared to H1 2022 and amounted to 2,405.1 thousand TEUs, including the number of loaded containers amounted to 1,797.7 thousand TEUs (+6.4%), of which refrigerated containers - 223.1 thousand TEUs (-10.3%), empty - 607.4 thousand TEUs (-3.9%).

The volume of container transhipment increased due to imports by 15.4% to 998.6 thousand TEUs and cabotage by 22.9% to 497.3 thousand TEUs.

At the same time, transshipment of export containers decreased by 12.4% to 854.0 thousand TEUs, and transit containers - by 27.1% to 55.2 thousand TEUs.

The share of transshipment of containers in the export direction was 35.5%, in the import direction —  41.5%, in cabotage — 20.7%, and in the transit direction 2.3%.

In exports, the transshipment of empty containers accounted for 43.5%, and in imports — 2.6%.

• 1 half of 2023
• 1 half of 2022
• export
• import
• cabotage
• transit

The main volume of container transshipment was carried out in the ports of Vladivostok —  756.2 thousand TEUs, whose share of the total container turnover in Russia amounted to 31.4%, Novorossiysk —  520.0 thousand TEUs (21.6%), St. Petersburg —  458.9 thousand TEUs (19.1%), Vostochny —  331.9 thousand TEUs (13.8%), Korsakov —  66.6 thousand TEUs (2.8%), Kaliningrad —  65.3 thousand TEUs (2,7%), Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky —  50.8 thousand TEUs (2.1%), Magadan —  40.0 thousand TEUs (1.7%), Dudinka —  30.2 thousand TEUs (1.3%) , Murmansk —  26.8 thousand TEUs (1.1%), Nakhodka —  25.4 thousand TEUs (1.1%), Arkhangelsk —  16.6 thousand TEUs (0.7%).

• empty
• loaded

For the 1st half of 2023, the growth dynamics of container handling was noted in the ports: Vladivostok by 27.8%, Novorossiysk by 24.1%, Vostochny by 19.2%, Korsakov by 10.1%, Murmansk by 9.5% , Nakhodka in 4 times.

A decrease in container transshipment was observed in the ports: Big Port of St. Petersburg by 31.4%, Kaliningrad by 29.2%, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky by 10.5%, Magadan by 18.5%, Dudinka —  by 15.2%, Arkhangelsk by 7.2%.

The volume of transshipment of cargo in containers in the seaports of Russia for the 1st half of 2023 increased by 3.6% compared to the 1st half of 2022 and amounted to 24.9 million tons. Including transshipment in the export direction amounted to 8.1 million tons ( -10.4%), in import - 12.0 mln t (+14.6%), in transit - 0.4 mln t (-30.0%) and in cabotage - 4.3 mln t (+12,4%).

The average weight of one loaded container (TEU) in H1 2023 was 13.9 tons, which is 0.3 tons less than in H1 2022.

• 1 half of 2023
• 1 half of 2022

In H1 of 2023, 413.05 million tons of cargo arrived at Russian seaports for shipment by sea, which is 10.1% more than in the same period last year, including 196.27 million tons (+16 .5%) of dry cargo, 216.78 million tons (+4.9%) of liquid cargo.

In H1 2023, 191.7 million tons (+3.6%) were delivered by rail to Russian seaports, 146.71 million tons (+10.6%) by pipeline, 42.88 million tons (+42.8%) by trucks, 25.38 million tons (+5.3%) by sea and 6.38 million tons (in 2 times) by inland water transport.

The main share of cargo delivered to seaports was carried out by rail —  46.4% and by pipeline —  35.5%. Road transport accounts for 10.4%, sea transport for 6.1% and river transport for 1.5%.

• 1 half of 2023
• 1 half of 2022
• railroad transportation 
• pipeline transportation 
• road transport
• sea transport
• inland water transport 

According to the results of H1 2023, 38.19 million tons of cargo were dispatched from Russian seaports, which is 4.9% more than for the same period of last year, of which 25.11 million tons were dry cargo (+11.6%), bulk – 13.08 million tons (-6.0%).

In H1 2023, 13.34 million tons were exported from Russian seaports by road, which is 7.3% more than for H1 2022, by sea —  14.34 million tons (+2.9%), 9.4 million tons (+9.3%) were dispatched by rail, 1.02 million tons (-24.1%) by pipeline and 71 thousand tons (-15.9%) by inland water transport.

The main share of cargo shipped from seaports was carried out by sea —  37.6%, by road —  34.9% and by rail —  24.6%, pipeline and inland water transport accounted for 2.7% and 0.2%, respectively.

• 1 half of 2023
• 1 half of 2022
• railroad transportation
• pipeline transportation
• road transport
• sea transport
• inland water transport