OREANDA-NEWS. By the results of the first half 2007 the turnover of the Odessa Commercial Sea Port totaled 16712,8 thousand tons. This figure is a 18,7% plus over the last year same period result.
 
In January-June bulk-oil cargo turnover was 8330.5 thousand tons. Compared to the last year same period result it increased by 23,7%. There was handled 5624,7 thousand tons of oil (+ 34,3%), 2335 thousand tons of oil products (+6,1%), 370,8 thousand tons of other kind s of liquid cargo (+7,7%).
 
During the 6 months of the current year ferrous metal handling totaled 3093.3 thousand tons (-0,6%), containers - 2022 thousand tons (+20,2%), grain - 1444,7 thousand tons (+37,7%), raw-sugar - 623,4 thousand tons (+60,2%), ore and coal - 847,5 thousand tons (+66,3%).