Throughput of Vostochny Port OJSC up 9.3% to over 18 mln t in 2012
In 2012, throughput of Vostochny Port OJSC increased by 9.3%, year-on-year, to 18,039,400 tons, the company’s press center informs.
“In 2013 we will try to keep the momentum and will go on with our investment projects,” the stevedore’s managing director Anatoli Lazarev said.
In the reported period, Specialized Coal Terminal handled 14,435,800 tons of coal, up 7%, year-on-year. Throughput of Universal Handling Terminal increased by 19.9% - to 3,603,600 tons.
JSC Vostochny Port is the major stevedore company of Russia specializing in coal transshipment. As of today, export coal accounts for 98.5% of the company’s turnover with 1.5% of the coastal trade coal and 0.01% of other cargoes. The company’s assets include a Specialized Coal Terminal with conveyer equipment system and railcar unloading station and a Universal Handling Terminal which specializes in clamshell coal handling. JSC Vostochny Port operates a fleet of harbor tugs able to berth 150dwt ships. In 2011, the company’s throughput totaled 16,498,200 tons.
