Port Nikolaev’s five-month cargo volume soars 46 percent
Cargo traffic at Ukraine’s Nikolaev Sea Trade Port (Port Nikolaev) in January-May 2012 surged by 46% from last year’s figure to 4.8 million tons, the port statistics said.
In May, cargo shipments through the port’s terminals rose 32.8% to 1.3 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.