Port Vanino throughput rises 2.9 percent to 1.87 mln tons
Cargo traffic at JSC Vanino Commercial Sea Port (Port Vanino) in January-April 2012 totaled 1.87 million tons, up 2.9% from the same period of last year, the company said.
In January-April, the port handled 825,600 tons of outbound cargo, including 347,100 tons of coal, 57,400 tons of non-ferrous metals, 382,700 tons of timber cargo. Inbound cargo totaled 444,800 tons, including 420,100 tons of alumina. Short sea traffic volume reached 86,300 tons. The Vanino - Kholmsk ferry line transported during the four-month period 514,600 tons of cargo.
Cargo handling in April grew by 17.7% year-on-year to 513,700 tons.
JSC Vanino Commercial Sea Port (Port Vanino) is the major operator of the port of Vanino (Khabarovsk Territory). The port is a gateway for trade flows between Russia and Japan, South Korea, China, Australia, USA and other countries of Asia Pacific Region. Vanino also handles imports shipped to the northern regions of Russia. Port Vanino owns the waterfront of about 2.5-km with three specialized cargo handling facilities. In 2011, cargo throughput at Port Vanino terminals shrank 1.7% to 5.9 million tons. Net profit of Port Vanino for 2011 increased by 3.9 times to RUB 339.4 million.