Odesa maritime merchant port in January 2013 increased its handling of dry cargo by 7.1% year-over-year, to 1.43 million tonnes, the port's press service has reported.
The press service said that over the period container handling grew by 19.6%, to 35,000 TEU.
However, in January 2013, the fall in bulk cargo continued. In January the port handled 291,700 tonnes of bulk cargo, which is less than half the amount of January 2012.
“The main reason of the fall is the expanding re-orientation of Russian and Kazakh oil and fuel transit to Russian ports,” reads the press release.
In January 2013, handling at the Odesa port came to 1.72 million tonnes.
Odesa port is located on an area of 109.5 hectares. The port is capable of processing over 14 million tonnes of dry cargo and 24 million tonnes of liquid cargo per year. 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.
