Throughput of Iljichevsk port up 21.7% to 9.457 mln t in H1 08
In January-June, 2008, throughput of Iljichevsk port totaled 9.458 million tonnes of cargo (+21.7%, year-on-year), Ukraine Ministry of Transport and Communications informs. In the reported period, the port handled 5.737 million tonnes of general cargo (+39%, year-on-year).
The port’s container throughput amounted to 337,954 TEU (+55.8%). In the first half of 2008, the port handled 114,600 ro-ro units (against 117,000 units handled in January-June 2007).
Transshipment of rolled metal and cast iron totaled 2.491 million tonnes (+52.8%), bulk cargo – 3.029 million tonnes (+10.5%) including 1.370 million tonnes of ore (+16.6%) and 939,000 tonnes of sulfur (+130%).
Transshipment of liquid bulk cargo totaled 692,000 (-24.5%, year-on-year) including 254,000 tonnes of oil products (+66%, year-on-year).
In the first half of 2008 transshipment of containers accounted for 25% of total throughput, metal - 19%, ore - 14%, sulfur - 10%, cast iron - 7%, grain - 7%, oil - 4%, crude and oil products - 3%, other cargoes - 11%.