OREANDA-NEWS. August 08, 2011. The total volume of handling of transit by Ukrainian ports is 23 million tones for seven month 2011 and this is for 23.5% more than in last year. On operative data within July by ports it is handled 2 million 561 thousand 110 tons of transit cargoes.

Among leaders on growth of a level of handling of transit by results of seven months 2011 – Kerch port (it is handled to 107.4 % more cargoes, than in January-July, 2010), port "Pivdennyi" (to 79.7 % more), Bilgorod-Dnistrovskyi port (to 50 % more), Skadovsk port (on 32.1% more). At Evpatoria port the volume of transit has increased (to 23.8 % more), Mykolaiv port (to 20.8% more), Reni port (to 16.8%), Odesa port (to 15.9 % more).

The biggest volume of transit in July 2011 – oil and oil products – 605 thousands tones; chemical cargoes – 278 thousands 800 tones; coal – 492 thousands 800 tones, ore – 660 thousands 690 tones; chemical fertilizers – 217 thousands 330 tones; grain cargoes - 87 thousands 700 tons; ferrous metals - 95 thousands 230 tons.