Freight traffic at Vostochny Port in January-July of 2012 rose 7% from the same period a year ago, to 10.32 million tons, the stevedoring company said.
In July, cargo shipments through the berths of Vostochny Port fell by 9.1% to 1.34 million tons.
Export coal mined in Kuzbass constitutes the bulk of loads handled by the company, which 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.
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.