Throughput of Vostochny Port OJSC up 6.3% to 1.8 mln t in Jan’15
In January 2015, Vostochny Port OJSC handled 1,800,800 t of cargo (+6.3%, year-on-year), the company’s press center says.
The Coal Terminal handled 1,374,200 t (at the level of January’2014), Universal Handling Terminal – 426,600 t (+32%, year-on-year).
“Within the framework of the programme on modernization and renovation of equipment we expect the Universal Handling Terminal to become fully operation in the nearest years (annual capacity of 6 mln t)”, Managing Director of Vostochny Port OJSC Anatoly Lazarev said.
According to him, the current year is to see the completion of the additional warehousing facilities and railway infrastructure. Their launch will let the company continue increasing its throughput.
In 2014, Universal Handling Terminal handled 4.5 mln t (+40%, year-on-year).
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.