In September alone, some 50.8k TEUs (+70% year-on-year) were transported along the New Silk Road that connects China with Europe through the territory of Russia.
All three major cargo groups contracted - dry bulk by 33% year-on-year to 10.08mt, general cargo by 11.2% yoy to 5.47mt, and liquid bulk by 24.5% yoy to 2.05mt.
In total, the Finnish port took care of 1.88mt (+15.7% year-on-year), out of which imports accounted for 912.7kt (+21.1% yoy), exports - 906.7kt (+11.8% yoy), and cabotage - 64.4kt (+1.4% yoy).
With 1.45mt, the handling of liquid bulk rose by 127% year-on-year, followed by 727kt of containerized freight (-0.4% yoy), and 553kt of forest products (+13.6% yoy).
With 822,777 TEUs moved across the ports' quays, the country's container traffic managed to advance by 1.4% year-on-year, despite the coronavirus pandemic.