Throughput of Port Vysotsky LLC up 78.4% to 1.46 mln t in Jan-Apr’13
In January-April 2013, Port Vysotsky LLC handled 1,461,808.876 tonnes of Russian coal (+78.4%, year-on-year), the stevedore’s press center informs.
In April 2013, the company handled 445,045.876 tonnes of Russian coal.
Port of Vysotsk is located in the Leningrad region. There are currently two stevedore companies operating at the port’s terminals: Port Vysotsky LLC and RPK-Vysotsk-Lukoil-II Ltd. In May 2012, the Russian government decided to expand the Vysotsk port with new territories including those occupied by the construction site of a new sea terminal for handling of general cargo (with the capacity of up to 3 mln t). In 2012 the port’s throughput increased by 2%, year-on-year, to 13,634,200 tonnes.