FCT box traffic hits record high in January

The total volume of containers handled this January at the off-dock railyard of St. Petersburg-based First Container Terminal (FCT) hit 20,768 TEUs, a record monthly high in the history of FCT and Big Port St. Petersburg. In May 2011, FCT handled 18,567 TEUs, the stevedore company said on Monday.

The spike in container traffic was achieved thanks to the fixed schedule (mapped out in conjunction with Russian Railways) of trains movements and prompt handling of containers at FCT off-dock railyard.

 

"The emphasis on rail service in the package of integrated solutions we provide to our clients, has confirmed the strategic importance of the "dry port" as an essential part of the NCC development, which will enable us to boost container throughput at the Group’s terminals,"  said Alena Ashurkova, NCC President.

National Container Company (NCC) was founded in 2002 and has turned into a leading container terminal operator in Russia and CIS countries. NCC is owned 50/50 by First Quantum Group and FESCO Transport Group. The NCC portfolio of stevedoring assets includes First Container Terminal (FCT, St. Petersburg), NUTEP Container Terminal (Novorossiysk), Ukrtranscontainer (Ilyichevsk, Odessa region, Ukraine), Ust-Luga Container Terminal (Leningrad region), Logistika Terminal (Shushary St. Petersburg) and Wilhelmshaven-based JadeWeserPort (Germany) In 2011, total container throughput at the NCC terminals network was about 1.3m TEUs.