Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 21 / Trend E. Ismayilov /
In January, the Russian international trade sea port of Novorossiysk transported 9.4 million tons of oil compared to 3.8 million tons in Jan. 2010, the statement posted on the official website of the port said.
The port transported 1.6 million tons of oil products during this period compared to 1.3 million tons in Jan. 2010.
The port transported 12.9 million tons of different cargo last month compared to 7.2 million tons for the same period of last year.
SOCAR transports own oil through this port. In January SOCAR exported 168,200 tons of oil through the northern pipeline of Baku-Novorossiysk.
The schedule of oil transportation by the port of Novorossiysk:
Jan. 2011 Jan. 2010 Difference
Thousand tons Thousand tons percent
Total cargo turnover 12 864,8 7 190,2 5 674,6 78,9 percent
Bulked cargo (total) 11 017,5 5 107,0 5 910,5 115,7 percent
Crude oil 9 394,3 3 766,1 5 628,2 149,4 percent
Oil products 1 581,9 1 276,6 305,3 23,9 percent