Port of Vysotsk traffic volumes drop 7 percent in January

Cargo throughput at the Port of Vysotsk in January 2012 decreased by 7% over the same period of last year, to 1,159,900 tons, the Authority of Big Port St. Petersburg statistics said.

In the reporting period, shipments of coal and coke fell 8% year-over-year to 253,300 tons, oil product exports shrank by 6% to 906,600 tons.

Port of Vysotsk is located in the Leningrad region. There are currently two stevedore companies operating at the port’s terminals: Port Vysotsky LLC and RPK-Vysotsk-Lukoil-II Ltd. In 2011, the port's throughput totaled 13.42 million tons.