Cargo traffic at Murmansk Commercial Seaport (MCSP, MMTP) in January-July 2011 increased by 10.6% year-on-year, to 8.2 million tons, the stevedoring company said.
In July, cargo throughput o Murmansk port surged by 81.1 percent to 1 340 000 tons.
During the period MCSP handled 282 vessels (versus 276 in 2010), 171 of them - bulk cargo carriers and 111 ships laden with general cargo. The stevedore also handled 115 553 rail cars (+8.5%), 545 cars a day on average.
OJSC Murmansk Commercial Seaport was founded in 1994. The stevedore company operates 17 berths of total length of about 3,000 meters. The berths depths allow accommodation of vessels with length of over 265 meters and breadth of 15,5 meters. In 2010, trade flows passing through the port totaled more than 12.8 million tons. MCSP’s net income (to RAS) for H1, 2011 slumped by 30.2 percent to RUB 138 534 000, revenue – by 3.7 percent to RUB 1 403 254 000.