Throughput of Vladivostok Container Terminal down 19% to 27,288 TEU in Jan-Feb 09

In February 2009, Vladivostok Container Terminal handled 12,528 TEU (68% of February throughput in 2008), the company reports.

In the 2-month period, the company handled 27,288 TEU (-19%, year-on-year).

In February 2009, transshipment of export cargo amounted to 5,338 TEU, import –3,473 TEU, coastal trade cargo – 3,717 TEU. Loaded/empty containers ratio was 50.6% and 49.4% respectively. 
In February the terminal handled 61 vessels with average turnover of 205.4 TEU per vessel.

 

Vladivostok Container Terminal LLC (part of FESCO Transport Group) operates at the berths 16-17 of Vladivostok port from 2003. Today VCT is one of the largest container operators in Russia. In 2008, the terminal’s throughput exceeded 240,000 TEU.

FESCO Transport Group created on the basis of Far Eastern Shipping Company is one of the leading container operators in Russia. The deadweight of the Group’s fleet exceeds 1 million tonnes. The Group’s rolling stock numbers over 18,000 units. The Group’s port transshipment facilities have the capacity exceeding 1.6 million TEU.