Cargo volume handled by OJSC Commercial Sea Port of Vladivostok (CPV) in January-July 2011 fell 6.1 percent compared with the same period in 2010, to 3 723 600 tons, the stevedoring company said.
The seven-month volume of export totaled 1 627 200 tons, of imports – 1 263 100 tons, of coastal traffic - 833.3 thousand tons.
Port of Vladivostok container throughput for the period totaled 233,971 TEUs, including 162 786 TEUs handled at Vladivostok Container Terminal and 71 185 TEUs - by other terminals. The volume includes 86 625 TEUs of exported containers, 88 320 TEUs of imported containers, and 59 026 TEUs of coastal traffic.
In July, Commercial Sea Port of Vladivostok transshipped 591 800 tons of different cargoes: 226 700 tons of outbound cargo, 226 200 tons of inbound cargo, and 138 900 tons of short sea traffic. Monthly container volume totaled 38 546 TEUs, of which 24 969 TEUs handled at VCT, 13 577 TEUs – at other terminals. This includes 13 325 TEUs of exported containers,15 883 TEUs of imports, and 9 338 TEUs of coastal traffic.
According to Vladimir Korchanov, the Acting General Director of CPV, a decline in seven-month cargo throughput and a 31 percent increase in box volume were due to the changes in freight flows and specialization of a number of berths, which started handling primarily containerized cargo.
Mr. Korchanov noted the strong results in handling imported goods, mostly cars and buses. Handling of new and used imported autos rose by 26 percent from a year earlier, to 43 791 units, imports of other vehicles soared by 133.6 percent to 5619 units.
JSC Commercial Sea Port of Vladivostok (CPV) is a stevedore company (part of FESCO Group), which owns and operates handling facilities, including 17 berths at the sea port of Vladivostok, one of the largest seaports in the Russia’s Far East. CPV specializes in handling bulk cargo, liquid bulk, forest products, general cargo and containers. The Company also provides bunkering of ships. In 2010, CPV’s cargo throughput totaled 6.9 million tons, a 11-percent growth year-on-year.