Cargo handling of Vostochny Port OJSC (Far East) up 4% in H1 07, y-o-y
In January-June 2007, Vostochny Port OJSC handled 7.994.4 million tonnes of different cargo (+4%, year-on-year), the company’s press release reads. In June, Vostochny Port handled 1.539 million tonnes of cargo (+11%, year-on-year).In the 6-month period, Specialized Coal Complex handled 7.428.2 million tonnes of coal (+2%, year-on-year). In June the Complex handled 1.385.8 million tonnes of cargo (+8%, year-on-year). Volume of cargo handled in January-June at Multi-purpose Production-and-Transshipment Complex grew surged by 30% to 566.3 thou tonnes. In June, it handled 153.2 thou tonnes (over 2-fold increase, year-on-year).
Vostochny Port OJSC is the largest stevedoring company of Russia’s Far East. It specializes mainly in transshipment of coal. The structure of Vostochny Port OJSC comprises Specialized Coal Complex and Multi-purpose Production-and-Transshipment Complex specializing in transshipment of general and bulk cargo (clinker, coal, coke, iron-ore concentrate, timber etc.). It also handles metal, cellulose, chemicals, long-size and heavy cargo.