Port of Nakhodka traffic rises 12.7 percent to 12.54 mln tons
Cargo throughput at the Port of Nakhodka in January-September 2012 increased by 12.7% compared with the same period in 2011, to 12.54 million tons, the port’s statistics said.
Oil product exports rose 9.4% from last year’s numbers, to 5.35 million tons, shipment of anthracite increased by 17.3% to 3.2 million tons, of ferrous metals was up 19.3% to 2.87 million tons.
Container traffic soared by 4.9 times to 7,550 TEUs.
Russian Port of Nakhodka is located in the northern Bay of Nakhodka. The year-round navigable port is connected via Trans-Siberian Railroad with the entire network of Russian and Western Europe’s railroads. In 2011, trade flows passing through the Port of Nakhodka totaled 14.98 million tons.