Cargo turnover of Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company (VSC) over 8 months of 2006 decreased by 18% amounting to 179 362 TEU
Cargo turnover of Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company (VSC, carries out container transshipment at the territory of Vostochnyj port) over 8 months of 2006 amounted to 179 362 TEU. This information has been provided by the company’s press service. As compared with the similar year-on-year period, the transshipment volume decreased by 18% (218 086 TEU). In August 2006 VSC LLC handled 22 491 TEU against 26 265 TEU in August 2005 (- 14 %). In January-August 2006 year-on-year result of transit container transshipment decreased by 88% from 71 113 TEU to 8 316 TEU. In August 2006 transit volume amounted to 121 TEU against 6 556 TEU in August 2005(- 98%).
Volume of export containers handled by VSC over eight months of 2006 increased by 26% year-on-year — from 51 222 TEU to 64 763 TEU. In August 2006 export container transshipment amounted to 7 775 TEU against 7 137 TEU in August 2005 (- 9%).
Import growth increased by 14% — from 85 446 TEU in January-August 2005 to 97 226 TEU in January-August 2006. Volume of import container grew by 14% in August 2006 — 13 314 TEU against 11 666 TEU in August 2005.
The results of the reported period of 2006 are being compared to the similar period of 2005, when containers were handled at the territory of Vostochnyj port by Vostochnyj international container service CJSC and Vostochnaya stevedoring company LLC.
Vostochnaya stevedoring company LLC is specialized at container cargo transshipment. It was established in 2004. The company provides complete range of stevedoring and warehousing services including storing of refrigerator containers, container repair and security. Vostochnyj international container service CJSC was established in 1995. Before 2006 it specialized at rendering stevedoring services. In February 2006, owing to the changes in the work of stevedoring companies operating at container terminal of Vostochnyj port VICS CJSC set itself a task of increasing customer base of Vostochnaya stevedoring company LLC. VICS CJSC and VSC LLC are under joint management of P&O Ports group and Severstaltrans group.
