VCT’s container traffic jump by 40% to 288,195 TEUs

Container throughput of Vladivostok Container Terminal LLC (VCT) in 2010 amounted to 288,195 TEUs, a 40-percent surge from 2009, the stevedoring company press service said.

In December 2010, monthly container volume reached 23,778 TEUs, a 5 percent drop month-on-month.

The month container traffic includes 9,370 TEUs of exports, 7,397 TEUs of imports and 7,011 TEUs of short sea trade volume.

Overall, in December the container terminal handled 25 ships, 6 vessels less than in November 2010. The average cargo turnover per vessel has increased to 951 TEUs.

Vladivostok Container Terminal LLC (VCT) operates a container terminal at the port of Vladivostok. The state-of-the-art equipment enables the company to handle all types of containers and cargoes of almost any size and weight.