Vladivostok Terminal half-year box traffic soars 39 percent

Container traffic at Vladivostok Container Terminal (VCT) in January-June 2012 jumped by 39% from a year ago, when the stevedore operated only on Berth No 16, or rose by 8.5% tanking into account box throughput at Berths No 14-15, to 195,583 TEUs, the terminal operator said.

In June, handling of containerized imports / exports at the facility totaled 36, 287 TEUs. Monthly volume of exported containers totaled 11,517 TEUs, of imports – 17,226 TEUs, of coastal traffic – 7,544 TEUs. During the period, there were 38 calls at the VCT, with an average turnover per vessel at 955 TEUs.

Vladivostok Container Terminal Ltd. is a container terminal operator of the Port of Vladivostok. VCT specializes in handling all types of containers, heavy lift and oversized cargo. In 2011, container throughput at VCT was 297,000 TEUs, a 3-percent growth year-over-year.