Cargo turnover of the port of Temryuk up 55% in Jan.-Feb. 07, y-o-y
In January-February, 2007, cargo turnover of the port of Temryuk grew by 55.28%, year-on-year, to 161.62 thou tons, PortNews IAA learnt from Taman branch of Rosmorport FSUE. Over the reported period the port exported 146.68 thou tons of cargo (+44.57%, year-on-year), including transshipment of sawn goods - 53.419 thou tons, round timber –4.794 thou tons, chemical cargo – 31.144 thou tons. In the two-month period the port handled 1.040 thou tons of grain, 25.739 thou tons of metal scrap, 8.163 thou tons of fertilizers, 22.393 thou tons of non-ferrous metal and 14.945 thou tons of general cargo. In January-February, import totaled 14.94 thou tons (5.7-fold growth, year-on-year). Over the reported period the port handled 72 vessels (+56.5%, year-on-year).
