Throughput of Vostochny Port down 2.4% to 7.47 mln t Jan-May’13
In January-May 2013, Vostochny Port OJSC handled 7.47 mln t of cargo (-2.4%, year-on-year) including 1,623,700 tonnes handled in May (-9.9%, year-on-year).
In the 5-month period, Specialized Coal Terminal handled 5,846,400 tonnes of coal (-3%, year-on-year) including 1,265,100 tonnes of coal handled in May (-13.6%, year-on-year).
In January-May, Universal Handling Terminal handled 1,400,600 tonnes of cargo (+0.1%, year-on-year) including 358,600 tonnes of cargo transshipped in May (+6.5%, year-on-year).
JSC Vostochny Port is the major stevedoring 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. The Terminals’ annual capacities are 14.2 mln tonnes and 3 mln tonnes respectively. JSC Vostochny Port operates a fleet of harbor tugs able to berth 150dwt ships. Throughput of Vostochny (excluding the results of Special Oil Port of Kozmino) climbed by 13.3% to 26.43 million tonnes in 2012.
