Cargo handling at EVRAZ Nakhodka Commercial Sea Port (EVRAZ NCSP) in January-October 2012 increased by 11% year-on-year to 5.8 million tons, the Company press release said.
The ten-month cargo volumes growth was driven primarily by shipments of ferrous metals and coal, about 3.1 and 2 million tons, respectively. Other cargoes included aluminum, coke, fertilizers, wood products, containers, imported vehicles and other export and import freight.
In October, shipments of cargo through the Company’s terminals rose 17% and to more than 605,000 tons.
EVRAZ Nakhodka Commercial Sea Port is a major stevedore company operating at the largest Russia’s Far Eastern Port of Nakhodka, located in the eastern Gulf of Peter the Great, in Nakhodka Bay. The port is linked to the Eurasian continent through the Trans-Siberian Railway, serving the Asia-Europe-Asia trade flows. The port is able to handle up to 450 rail cars a day. Warehousing facilities area is 300,000 m2. JSC EVRAZ NCSP operates on 15 cargo berths and one facility for handling the port’s workboats, of total length of 3.5 km, which can accommodate ships with length of 230m, breadth of 32m and draft of 11 m. Currently, at least 15 ships are able dock at the port’s berths simultaneously and the port is able to handle more than 1,500 large vessels a year.