Throughput of Vostochny Port down 2% to 2.59 mln tons in Jan-Feb '13

In January-February 2013, Vostochny Port OJSC handled 2.592 mln tons of cargo, down 2%, year-on-year, the company informs.

In February the company handled 1.064 mln tons of cargo (-19.1%, year-on-year). The company’s major cargo is coal produced in Kuzbass. As of today, export coal accounts for 98.5% of the company’s turnover with less than 1.5% falling on contract coal and 0.01% - on other cargo. 

In the accounting period, Specialized Coal Terminal handled 2,113,700 tons of coal (-3.1%) including 841,000 tons transshipped in February (-23.1%, year-on-year). 

Throughput of Universal Handling Terminal totaled 478,500 tons of cargo (+3.1%) including 223,500 tons handled  in February (+0.6%).

JSC Vostochny Port is the major stevedoring company of Russia specializing in coal transshipment. As of today, export coal accounts for 98.5% of the company’s turnover with 1.5% of the coastal trade coal and 0.01% of other cargoes. The company’s assets include a Specialized Coal Terminal with conveyer equipment system and railcar unloading station and a Universal Handling Terminal which specializes in clamshell coal handling. The Terminals’ annual capacities are 14.2 mln tons and 3 mln tons respectively.