Coal transshipment via Baltic Coal Terminal (Latvia) up 22% to 892,237 tons in Jan-Feb '13

In January-February 2013, Baltic Coal Terminal (Ventspils, Latvia) increased its throughput by 22%, year-on-year to 892,237 tons, PortNews IAA learnt from the stevedore.

Baltic Coal Terminal is a joint venture of JSC „Ventspils Commercial Port” and LLC „Indtec Baltic Coal” which represent the interests of OJSC «Zarechnaya Mine», supplying coal from Russia. In 2012 the terminal handled 4.799 mln tons of cargo. Currently, the coal handled at the BCT’s terminal is exported largely to the ports of UK, Germany, Poland etc.  The terminal’s indoor warehouse allows simultaneous storage of 210,000 tons of coal, (capacity - 6 m t/y). The two companies have invested in the first phase of the terminal EUR 80 million.