Throughput of Baltic Coal Terminal (Latvia) down 14.9% to 3.79 mln t in Jan-Nov’13

In January-November, Baltic Coal Terminal (Ventspils, Latvia) handled 3,791,219 t of coal (-14.9%, year-on-year), the company told IAA PortNews. In November, the terminal’s throughput climbed by 19%, year-on-year, to 406,823 t.

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 tonnes 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 tonnes of coal, (capacity - 6 m t/y). The two companies have invested in the first phase of the terminal EUR 80 million.