The volume of cargo moved in January-November by JSC Vostochny Port, a stevedore operating at the Russian port of Vostochny rose by 13% from the same period of 2010, to 15,268,800 tons, the company said Monday.
In November, JSC Vostochny Port handled 1,310,400 tons of cargo, a 32-percent surge year-on-year.
During the eleven-month period coal shipments from Specialized Coal Terminal (PPK-3) rose by 15% to 12,528,700 tons. In October, the commodity exports from PPK-3 soared by 41 percent to 1,104,900 tons.
Multipurpose Transshipment Terminal (PPK-1) for 11 recent months lifted 2,740,100 tons of various cargoes (+6%). In November, the facility throughput dropped by 3 percent to 205,400 tons.
Vostochny Port JSC is the major stevedore company in the Russian Far East operating at the port of Vostochny, the largest Russian deep-sea port in the Far East. The company specializes in handling of coal using the conveyor equipment. The company’s assets include a Specialized Coal Terminal and Multipurpose Transshipment Terminal (PPK-1) for handling general and bulk cargoes (coal, coke, clinker, iron ore, timber, etc.) as well as metals, pulp, aluminum, chemical, heavy-lift and oversized cargo. In 2010, the stevedore handled 14,700,3 tons (+1%), while PPK-1 cargo throughput rose by 21% year-over-year to 2,802,600 tons. The company owns and operates a fleet of docking tugs able to handle 150,000dwt vessels.