Seven-month coal exports via Rosterminalugol leaped by 42% to 13.57 million tonnes
Rosterminalugol, the largest dedicated coal port in the North West of Russia (part of Port Management Company LLC) between January and July 2017 handled more than 13.57 million tonnes of export coal, a 42-percent growth year-on-year, the terminal operator said in a press release.
In the reporting period, Rosterminalugol unloaded 193,237 units of rolling stock (47% of the units are innovative ones). For comparison, in the same period a year ago Rosterminalugol handled 135,801 rail cars (40% - innovative).
In July 2017 year 2,23 million tonnes of coal were loaded to dry bulk carriers (1,67 million tonnes – in July 2016).
In July Rosterminalugol received and handled 31 ships, or one vessel per day. Average ship cargo shipment was 72,151 tonnes, while the maximum loading performance during a 12-hour shift reached 54,405 tonnes.
In July the terminal unloaded more than 2.25 million tonnes of coal, or 31,445 rail cars, with a daily average of 1014 cars and the maximum of 1207 cars a day. There were 14 475 innovative units, or 46% of the total number of handled rail cars. In July 2016 the terminal operator reported for the same period over 1.78 million tonnes of coal or 25,074 rail cars.
Rosterminalugol JSC (port Ust-Luga, Leningrad Region) is the largest dedicated coal terminal in the North-West region of Russia. The terminal built with the application of the innovative technologies is intended to supply Russian coal produced in Kuzbass and other coal fields to the customers in Europe, Africa, Middle East and Latin America. The terminal was founded in 1996 under the programme on establishment of a commercial seaport in Ust-Luga. Phase II of the port – automated transshipment facility – was put into operation in 2006 in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin. In 2016, Rosterminalugol entered the holding run by Port Management Company LLC.
In 2016, coal throughput of Rosterminalugol grew by 3.4%, year-on-year, to a record high of 18.1 million tonnes (over 60% of coal exports through the ports of Russia’s Baltic Basin). In 2016, Port Management Company LLC launched the project the terminal expansion and modernization. In the recent five years the terminal exported 80 million tonnes of coal, which is an absolute record among the ports of Russia’s North-West region. On 24 June 2017, the coal port handled its largest bulk carrier ever – Navios Pollux (Capesize, DWT – 180,000 tonnes, LOA - 282 m, Beam – 45 m).
The coal port three-phased development and expansion project ensures a complete cycle of operations including automatic unloading, treatment and magnetic cleaning, storage and loading onto seagoing ships including Panamax and Capsize bulk cargo carriers, customs and shipping paperwork. Environmental safety at the port is ensured by state-of-the-art dust suppression and storm water control systems. In 2016, Rosterminalugol celebrated its 20th anniversary.
