MOSCOW, June 13. /TASS/. The cargo turnover of Russian seaports dropped by 3.4% year on year to 373 mln metric tons in January - May 2024, the Association of Commercial Seaports said in its press release
"The cargo turnover of Russian seaports dropped by 3.4% against the like period of the last year in January - May 2024 and totaled 373 mln metric tons," the Association said.
The cargo turnover edged down by 4.4% to 39.3 mln metric tons in ports of the Arctic Basin, increased by 0.7% to 117.1 mln metric tons in ports of the Baltic Basin, and lost 3% to 96 mln metric tons in ports of the Far Eastern Basin.
At the same time, the cargo turnover plunged by 8.2% to 116.8 mln metric tons in ports of the Azov-Black Sea Basin and soared by 34.7% to 3.8 mln metric tons in ports of the Caspian Basin.