In January-February 2009, the terminals of National Container Company (NCC) handled 178,665 TEU (-34%, year-on-year), the company reports. At the same time the share of NCC in total container throughput of Russian ports increased by 40% in January 2009.
In the 2-month period, container throughput of First Container Terminal (FCT, St. Petersburg) amounted to 124,608 TEU (-24.7% against Jan-Feb 2008). In February the terminal handled 61,301 TEU (-27.3%, year-on-year) including 32,773 TEU of export containers and 28,528 TEU of import containers. In February, the terminal’s turnover of refrigerated containers totaled 6,626 TEU (-33.6%). In February FCT handled 57 vessels with average turnover of 1,075 TEU per vessel.
Container throughput of Nodal Transporting and Forwarding Company of Novorossiysk (NUTEP, Novorossiysk) in January-February 2009 totaled 20,909 TEU (-12%). In February the terminal handled 9,503 TEU (-22%) including 5,240 TEU of export containers and 4,263 TEU of import containers. Loaded/empty containers ratio was 55% against 45% respectively. In February the terminal handled 12 vessels with average turnover of 792 TEU per vessel.
In January-February 2009 Ukrtranscontainer (Ukraine) handled 33,148 TEU (-60%). In February the terminal handled 16 275 TEU (-64%) including 11,094 TEU of export containers and 5,181 TEU of import containers. Loaded/empty containers ratio was 49% against 51% respectively.
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). In 2008, NCC terminals handled over 1.7 mln TEU. 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 550 thou TEU);