Overall freight volumes of the Sea Port of St. Petersburg’s stevedores increased by 28% in the first quarter of 2010 as compared with Q1, 2009, up to 2.5 million tons of commodities, the Sea Port St. Petersburg Directorate for External and Internal Communications statement said. The report the volumes grew thanks to a strong 38% rise in exported goods.
The Port’s terminals handled 113.000 tons of fertilizers, nearly a fivefold times surge over Q1, 2009, 60% more coal (902.000 tons), iron volumes jumped from 5.000 to 105.000 tons.
Imports flows via the Port fell 15%. There has been a cutback in general cargoes, particularly metals dropped by 36% (18.000 tons), refrigerated goods, by 45% (49.000 tons), containers showed a 57% slump, at 10.000 tons. Bulked cargoes volumes lost 28%, to 139.000 tons.
First Stevedoring Company handled 1 million tons of commodities, showing a 28% gain as compared with Q1, 2009. Second Stevedoring Company reports the same level it has had in Q1, 2009, over 0.4 million tons of cargoes.
The Third Stevedoring Company’s automobile terminal has transshipped approximately 2.200 imported cars. Fourth Stevedoring Company posted a 17-percent drop, at 0.6 million tons due to ongoing building the first phase of its container terminal facility. Ro-Ro terminal of the First Stevedoring Company in January-March 2010 has seen 130.000 tons of Ro-Ro cargoes. Ust-Luga’s Universal Transshipment Complex handled about 460.000 tons of cargoes.
The Sea Port of St. Petersburg Group of Companies is part of the Universal Cargo Logistics Holding. The Group integrates First Stevedore Company, Second Stevedoring Company, Third Stevedoring Company, Fourth Stevedoring Company , Universal Transshipment Complex of Ust-Luga, and service companies.
Sea Port of St. Petersburg group is running a port development program. The project means the construction of a high-tech terminal for transshipment of containerized cargoes, the development of launched automobile and Ro-ro terminal at the Bing Port of St. Petersburg as well as the UTC at the port of Ust-Luga.
The Port’s terminals handled 113.000 tons of fertilizers, nearly a fivefold times surge over Q1, 2009, 60% more coal (902.000 tons), iron volumes jumped from 5.000 to 105.000 tons.
Imports flows via the Port fell 15%. There has been a cutback in general cargoes, particularly metals dropped by 36% (18.000 tons), refrigerated goods, by 45% (49.000 tons), containers showed a 57% slump, at 10.000 tons. Bulked cargoes volumes lost 28%, to 139.000 tons.
First Stevedoring Company handled 1 million tons of commodities, showing a 28% gain as compared with Q1, 2009. Second Stevedoring Company reports the same level it has had in Q1, 2009, over 0.4 million tons of cargoes.
The Third Stevedoring Company’s automobile terminal has transshipped approximately 2.200 imported cars. Fourth Stevedoring Company posted a 17-percent drop, at 0.6 million tons due to ongoing building the first phase of its container terminal facility. Ro-Ro terminal of the First Stevedoring Company in January-March 2010 has seen 130.000 tons of Ro-Ro cargoes. Ust-Luga’s Universal Transshipment Complex handled about 460.000 tons of cargoes.
The Sea Port of St. Petersburg Group of Companies is part of the Universal Cargo Logistics Holding. The Group integrates First Stevedore Company, Second Stevedoring Company, Third Stevedoring Company, Fourth Stevedoring Company , Universal Transshipment Complex of Ust-Luga, and service companies.
Sea Port of St. Petersburg group is running a port development program. The project means the construction of a high-tech terminal for transshipment of containerized cargoes, the development of launched automobile and Ro-ro terminal at the Bing Port of St. Petersburg as well as the UTC at the port of Ust-Luga.