Cargo handling by JSC Vostochny Port in January – June 2012 increased by 9% compared to H1, 2011, to 8,986,200 tons, the company said on Tuesday.
In June, the stevedore terminals handled 1,559,800 tons of different cargoes, which represents a 5.9-percent gain over the same period a year ago.
The major volume of handled cargo was coal mined in Kuzbass. Currently, coal exports account for nearly 98% of total cargo throughput at Vostochny Port. Coal shipped by coasting vessels makes up 1.8% and approximately 0.2% - other goods.
In January-June, Specialized Coal Terminal (PPK-3) handled 7,201,800 tons of export coal, which represents a 7-percent gain from the same period of 2011. In June, coal shipments through the facility totaled 1,175,000 tons (+3.1%).
Cargo shipments through Universal Handling Terminal (PPK-1) rose 21 percent year-on-year to 1,784,400 tons. In June, the facility transshipped 384,900 tons of different cargoes (+15.6%)
JSC Vostochny Port is the major stevedore company in the Russian Far East operating at the port of Vostochny, the largest Russian deep-sea port in the Far East. The company specializes in handling of exported coal using the conveyor equipment. The company’s assets include a Specialized Coal Terminal (PPK-3) and Universal Transshipment Terminal (PPK-1) for handling general and bulk cargoes (coal, coke, clinker, iron ore, timber, etc.) as well as metals, pulp, aluminum, chemical, heavy-lift and oversized cargo. The company owns its own fleet of harbor tugs, able to berth 150,000dwt vessels. In 2011, cargo traffic at Port Vostochny rose 12% year-over-year to 16.5 million tons.