Imports lead Kaliningrad's 14pc quarterly cargo surge

RUSSIA's Kaliningrad Commercial Seaport throughput increased by 14 per cent year on year during the reported period January to April with its stevedoring company transhipping 190,500 tons of imports, a 25.8 per cent year-on-year increase.

Exports rose 11.7 per cent year on year to 861,600 tons, a figure that breaks down to 223,300 tons of petroleum products, up 9.7 per cent; 492,900 tons of ferrous metals, up 22.3 per cent and 64,200 tons of coal and coke, up three per cent, reported Portnews Agency.

(Source: www.schednet.com)