Vostochny Port cargo volumes may rise 10 percent
Cargo throughput at Vostochny Port by the year-end results of 2012 is expected to grow by 10% from a last year’s figures, to about 18 million tons, the stevedoring company manager said.
Vostochny Port Managing Director Anatoly Lazarev told the conference "Outlook of seamless logistics of Russian coal exports", organized by PortNews, that the company plans in the future coal throughput to 35 million tons a year.
JSC Vostochny Port is the largest stevedore company in the Russian Far East operating in Vostocny port. The company specializes in handling of coal using the conveyor equipment. The company’s assets include a Specialized Coal Terminal capable of handling up to 14.2m tons and Universal Terminal (PPK-1) for handling general and bulk cargoes: coal, coke, clinker, iron ore, timber, etc. (up to 3 m tons / year) as well as metals, pulp, aluminum, chemical, heavy-lift and oversized cargo. In 2011, the stevedore handled 16,498,200 tons, a 12 percent gain year-on-year.