Operating results of NCC's terminals in January 2009
According to NCC press center, First Container Terminal (FCT, St.Petersburg) handled 63 307 TEU in January 2009, which is a decrease of 21.9% compared to the results of January 2008.
The throughput of NUTEP (Novorossiysk) in January 2009 increased by 1% compared to January 2008 and amounted to 11 406 TEU
The throughput of Ukrtranscontainer (UTC, Illichivsk, Ukraine) in January 2009 plummeted by 54.4% compared to January 2008 and amounted 16 873 TEU.
National Container Company (NCC) is the leading Russian operator of container terminals. It holds leading position at the market of stevedoring services. NCC is owned in equal shares by First Quantum and FESCO transport group (FESCO’s control stock is owned by Industrial Investors Group). NCC assets include:
- First Container Terminal (port of St. Petersburg, leader at the market of container cargo transshipment in Russia, CIS and Baltic countries, capacity – 1.1 million TEU per year with a perspective expansion to 1.6 million TEU per year);
- Nodal Transporting and Forwarding Company of Novorossiysk (NUTEP, port of Novorossiysk, current capacity of 150 thou TEU with a perspective expansion to 500 thou TEU);
- Iljichevsk container terminal (Ukraine, current capacity of 850 thou TEU with a perspective expansion to 4 million TEU);
- Baltic Container Terminal in Ust-Luga (design capacity of up to 3 million TEU). It’s a large-scale project on construction of a container terminal to be implemented within the framework of a Public-Private Partnership. It is part of a group of projects aimed at construction of a multifunctional port at the mouth of the Luga-river;