Throughput of port Vanino down 23% to 409,200 tonnes in Jan 09
In January 2009, Vanino Commercial Seaport OJSC handled 409,200 tonnes of cargo (-23%, year-on-year), the company informs. In the reported period, transshipment of export cargo totaled 161,500 tonnes including 87,000 tonnes of timber, 53,500 tonnes of ferrous metal, 20,200 tonnes of coal. Transshipment of import cargo amounted to 116,300 tonnes including 113,700 tonnes of alumina and 1,600 tonnes of containerized cargo.
In January 2009, the company handled 27,800 tonnes of coastal trade cargo. In the reported period, Vanino-Kholmsk ferry service carried 103,6oo tonnes of cargo.
The port’s container throughput totaled 2,139 TEU. In January the port handled 98 vessels (including 46 ferries) and 5,906 wagons.
Vanino Commercial Seaport OJSC is the largest stevedoring company of Khabarovsk region. It provides handling and forwarding services. Cargo is delivered via Vanino to the north-eastern regions of Russia, Japan, South Korea, China, Australia, USA and other countries of APR
The length of the port’s berthing line is about 2.5 kilometers. In 2008 the company handled 6.621.3 million tonnes of cargo.