Throughput of Vostochny Port up 24.8% to 14.72 mln t in Jan-Aug’14
In January-August 2014, Vostochny Port OJSC handled 14,721,100 t of cargo (+24.8%, year-on-year), the stevedoring company’s press center says.
In the reported period, the stevedoring company handled 363 vessels.
In August 2014, the company loaded 2,148,400 t of cargo onto vessels bound for the countries of the Asia Pacific Region. It is the highest result for Vostochny Port OJSC. In August’13 it loaded 1,331,900 t.
“In particular, throughput growth was driven by the record high result achieved by the Specialized Coal Terminal - 1,734.96 t,” the statement says.
JSC Vostochny Port is the major stevedoring company of Russia specializing in coal transshipment. As of today, export coal (mainly coal mined in Kuzbass) 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.
In 2012, Vostochny Port commenced the construction of the Third phase of the Coal Terminal.
Managing Port Company LLC is the sole executive body of Vostochny Port OJSC.
