CMA CGM adds calls to Vostochnaya box terminal to its Asia service
Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company’s container terminal (VSC, part of Global Ports Investments PLC) has been included in the port rotation of CMA CGM container service, the stevedoring company said.
The Svendborg Strait, the service first 1085teu container ship docked at the terminal of VSC on September 10, 2011.
Two boxships operating on the CMA CGM service will make calls at the terminal twice a week. CMA CGM port rotation includes: Chiwan - Ningbo - Shanghai - Busan - Vostochny.
Currently, the VSC’s terminal has been included in port rotation of the following global and regional shipping companies: MAERSK Line; Sinokor Merchant Marine; APL; CKL, KMTC, PCL; SASCO; FESCO: China Direct Line (FCDL); AC-3: joint line of Japan Trans Siberian Line (JTSL); Korean Soviet Direct Line (KSDL), as well as coastal lines of Kamchatka Lines LLC; TEP; FML (FESCO Magadan Line).
Vostochnaya stevedoring company LLC is the largest container terminal on the Russia’s Far East operating at Vostochny port. 25% of the company belongs to DP World, 75% – to Global Ports.
Global Ports Investments PLC is the leading operator of container terminals in the Russian market. Global Ports accounts for 30% of the total container volumes in the Russian ports and 28% of the total exports of fuel oil from the former Soviet Union countries (according to Drewry, an industry consulting company). Global Ports is part of N-Trans group, one of the largest private transportation and infrastructure operators in Russia.
Global Ports' terminals are located in the Baltic and Far East Basins, key regions for foreign trade cargo flows. Global Ports operates three container terminals in Russia (Petrolesport, Moby Dik in St. Petersburg and Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company in the Vostochny Port) and two container terminals in Finland (Multi-Link Helsinki and Multi-Link Kotka). Global Ports also includes Yanino logistics park located in the vicinity of St. Petersburg and a major oil terminal Vopak E.O.S. in Estonia.
In June 2011 Global Ports listed its GDRs at the London Stock Exchange (GLPR).