Last year’s throughput of Astrakhan Sea Port CJSC, of SovFraht-SovMorTrans Group grew by 71% from 2008’s figures, to 371.300 tons of cargo, the Group press service said.
 
Of overall handled volumes the stevedore transshipped 193.500 tons of metal, timber – 94.000 tons, of pulp and paper products – 82.000 tons.

Revenues from sales for the reporting period reached 119 million rubles, or 204.9% year-over-year. The profit amounted to 18.6 million rubles.

The company’s positive results were due to its marketing policy, the expansion of long-term contractual relationships with consumers, as well as by the commissioning of new high-performance fixed assets.

SovFraht-SovMorTrans Group of Companies was founded on the basis of SovFracht, operating in the transport market since 1929. Today, the Group of Companies is actively developing the entire range of transportation services: transportation and handling of goods in Russia and abroad, marine, rail, road transport, chartering and shipment management, the delivery of project cargoes. SovFracht specializes in transporting general cargoes, SovMorTrans in containerized cargoes. The Group’s assets include ports and terminals. The developed network of branches and regional offices on all railroads, in all important ports of Russia, CIS and Baltic states allows the Group to develop the most effective schemes of cargo deliveries and provide high technology logistics services, using its own and leased railway rolling stock.