The aggregated throughput of NCC’s terminals in January-October 2008 amounted to 1,465,933 TEU which is an increase of 16% compared to January-October 2007, the company reports.
The throughput of First Container Terminal (FCT, St.Petersburg) in January-October 2008 came to 892,734 TEU which exceeds the results of January-October 2007 by 13.6%. In October FCT handled 91,861 TEU, which is an increase of 4,4% compared to October 2007.
The throughput of NUTEP (Novorossiysk) in January-October 2008 declined by 15.7% compared to January-October 2007 and amounted to 99,849 TEU. In October the terminal throughput plummeted by 28 % compared to October, 2007 and amounted to 11,912 TEU.
The throughput of Ukrtranscontainer (UTC, Illichivsk, Ukraine) in January-October 2008 increased by 31.4% compared to January-October 2007 and amounted 473,350 TEU. In October UTC handled 51,120 TEU, which is an increase of 7,8 % compared to October 2007.
National Container Company (NCC) is the leading Russian operator of container terminals. It holds leading position at the market of stevedoring services. NCC is owned in equal shares by First Quantum and FESCO transport group (FESCO’s control stock is owned by Industrial Investors Group). NCC assets include:
- First Container Terminal (port of St. Petersburg, leader at the market of container cargo transshipment in Russia, CIS and Baltic countries, capacity - 1 million TEU per year with a perspective expansion to 1.6 million TEU per year);
- Nodal Transporting and Forwarding Company of Novorossiysk (NUTEP, port of Novorossiysk, current capacity of 130 thou TEU with a perspective expansion to 750 thou TEU);
- Iljichevsk container terminal (Ukraine, current capacity of 450 thou TEU with a perspective expansion to 4 million TEU);
- Baltic Container Terminal in Ust-Luga (design capacity of up to 6 million TEU). It’s a large-scale project on construction of a container terminal to be implemented within the framework of a Public-Private Partnership. It is part of a group of projects aimed at construction of a multifunctional port at the mouth of the Luga-river;