Both the handlings of liquids and general cargo went down over 2018's first half - by 8.3% year-on-year and 13.2% yoy to 30.11mt and 13.86mt, respectively.

The turnover of dry bulk, in contrast, rose - by 6.7% yoy up to 17.61mt.

Despite the general cargo segment marking a drop, Ust-Luga's container traffic advanced during this year's first half - by 8.5% yoy to 38,797 TEUs (incl. 125 reefers, a drop by 72.6% yoy on the H1 2017 result).