Container traffic at Vladivostok Container Terminal (VCT) for the past ten months totaled 333,558 TEUs, or up 35% over the same period in 2011, when the stevedore was operating only on Berth No. 16. This represents a 4.37-percent gain from a year earlier, including containerized cargo volume transshipment at Berths No. 14-15, the company press release said.
In October, handling of import / export and short sea traffic containers at the facility amounted to 33,055 TEUs. Exports totaled 11,712 TEUs, imports – 12,968 TEUs, coastal containers – 8,375 TEUs. During the month, the stevedore loaded / unloaded 34 container ships, six vessels less month-on-month. Average turnover per vessel increased to 972 TEUs.
CJSC Vladivostok Container Terminal. 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.