Coal transshipment at Russian seaports increased by 5.2% year-on-year in the first three quarters of 2025
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2025-10-23 15:10
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According to data from the Association of Sea Trade Ports (ASOP) published on the IAA PortNews website on October 11, Russian seaports handled a total of 653.4 million tons of cargo from January to September 2025, a 2.3% decrease compared to the same period last year.
ASOP data shows that in the first nine months of this year, Russian ports handled 322.6 million tons of dry bulk cargo, a 3.2% year-on-year decrease. This included 150.8 million tons of coal (up 5.2%), 40.1 million tons of containerized cargo (down 1.9%), 35 million tons of mineral fertilizers (up 8.8%), 32.1 million tons of grain (down 44.1%), 17.4 million tons of ferrous metals (up 24%), 11.5 million tons of ore (up 36.6%), and 6.1 million tons of roll-on/roll-off cargo (up 1.2%).
Liquid cargo throughput reached 330.8 million tons (-1.3%), including 204.9 million tons of crude oil (+1.2%), 92.9 million tons of petroleum products (-6%), 26 million tons of liquefied natural gas (-1.6%), and 4.1 million tons of liquid food products (-11.8%).
In the first nine months, Russian ports handled 512.3 million tons of export cargo (-2.8%), 30.9 million tons of import cargo (-1.9%), 56.1 million tons of transit cargo (+12.1%), and 54.1 million tons of coastal cargo (-10%).
Looking at regional ports, only ports in the Far East saw an increase in throughput; ports in other regions all experienced varying degrees of decline.
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