Container turnover of the Caspian basin in December 2023 decreased by 64.7%
In December 2023, container turnover of Caspian ports decreased by 64.7% compared to December last year.
According to the analytical online service SeaNews PORTSTAT, imports decreased by 37.5%, and exports by 92.8%. In cabotage, transhipment was 74.6% less than a year earlier.
The share of the Caspian basin in the total container turnover of all Russian seaports in December 2023 corresponded to 0.1%.
83.9% fewer loaded containers were handled than in December 2022. There were no loaded reefer containers.
74.6% of loaded containers were imported, 15.3% were exported, and 10.2% were cabotage.
Transshipment of empty containers decreased by 27.2%.
In the reporting month, the share of the port of Astrakhan in the total container turnover of the Caspian basin was 51.1%, and Olya exceeded 48.9%.