Port Nikolaev throughput dips 24.6 percent to 3.8 mln tons
Cargo traffic at Ukraine’s Nikolaev Sea Trade Port (Port Nikolaev, Ukraine) in January-April 2012 totaled 3.8 million tons, a 24.6-percent drop from the same period last year, the port’s statistics said.
In April, cargo volume handled at the port’s terminals doubled to 1.22 million tons.
State-owned Nikolayev Sea Commercial Port (Port of Nikolaev) was founded in 1789. The port located at the mouth of the Southern Buh River is connected with the Black Sea by a 44-mile shipping canal. The port is a key transportation hub in Ukraine’s southern region. Port of Nikolayev specializes in handling general and bulk cargoes, grain, ore, metal, pipes, etc. The port has indoor and outdoor warehouses and operates 15 berths with rail sidings. In 2011, cargo throughput at the port was up 20% year-over-year to 8.63 million tons. The port handled 873 ships and 100,695 railcars.