Vostochnaya Stevedoring Co. reports a record growth in monthly container throughput, to 43,531 TEUs

The total volume of containerized cargo handled at the terminal of Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company (VSC, part of Global Ports Group) has reached a record monthly high - 43,531 TEUs as of the end of April 2014. This is a 12% gain compared to the same period in 2013, the VSC press release said.

Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company LLC is the largest container terminal in the Far East Region of the Russian Federation with throughput capacity of 550,000 TEUs. The company operates on the territory of Vostochny Port.

Global Ports Investments PLC is the leading operator of container terminals in the Russian market. Global Ports’ terminals are located in the Baltic and Far East Basins, key regions for foreign trade cargo flows. Global Ports operates five container terminals in Russia (Petrolesport, First Container Terminal, Ust-Luga Container Terminal and Moby Dik in the St. Petersburg and Ust-Luga port cluster, and Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company in Vostochny Port) and two container terminals in Finland (Multi-Link Terminals Helsinki and Multi-Link Terminals Kotka). Global Ports Group also owns Yanino Logistics Park and inland Logistika-Terminal, both located in the vicinity of St. Petersburg, and 50% of the major oil product terminal, AS Vopak E.O.S., in Estonia.

Global Ports’ major shareholders are Transportation Investments Holding Limited (operating under the brand name of N-Trans), one of the largest private transportation and infrastructure groups in Russia (30.75%), and APM Terminals B.V. (30.75%).