As of May 1, vessel traffic in the Azov-Don basin reached 505 vessels and ATBs: 195/310 vessels proceeding downstream/upstream (2020 — 606: 273/ 333).
In April 2021, overall waterborne freight transport within the Azov-Don basin decreased by 27% year-on-year to 631,000 tonnes including heavy fuel oil мазут (18.2%), vacuum gasoil (17.9%) and crushed stone (11.1%). Transshipment sit flow fell by 36% to 478,000 tonnes while internal turnover rose by 24% to 153,000 tonnes.
