As of Dec. 15, 2010, the RO-RO Terminal located at Odessa Commercial Sea Port (OCSP, Ukraine) has handled 10 car carriers, since its commissioning in Sept 1, 2009 and the launch in February this year, the OCSP’s press release said.
Overall, the port’s terminal has offloaded for the period 5,120 imported automobiles of Hyundai car maker. The 10th Ro-Ro vessel that called at the port on Dec. 15 was the 135-m-long Malta-flagged SEA AMAZON laden with 620 cars.
State-owned Odessa Commercial Sea Port is one of the largest ports of the Black Sea-Azov Basin. The OCSP’s facilities allow the stevedoring company to handle annually over 14 million tons of dry cargo and 14 million tons of liquid bulk cargo. Last year, OCSP’s throughput shrank by 19% year-over-year, to 28.007 million tons.
State-owned Odessa Commercial Sea Port is one of the largest ports of the Black Sea-Azov Basin. The OCSP’s facilities allow the stevedoring company to handle annually over 14 million tons of dry cargo and 14 million tons of liquid bulk cargo. Last year, OCSP’s throughput shrank by 19% year-over-year, to 28.007 million tons.