Vostochny Port achieves record high result in May 2014

In May 2014,  Vostochny Port OJSC handled almost 2 mln t of coal (1,951,500 t), which is the highest result in the 40-year history of the company, press center of Vostochny Port says.

In the 5-month period, the company handled 8,637,500 t of coal (+1,390,400 t, year-on-year). 

The largest stevedoring company of the Primorsk Territory continues building up its according to the 5-year programme on modernization and renovation of the company equipment.

«Today, we are mostly focused on improving the quality of services being provided by the port,” says Anatoly Lazarev, Managing Director of Vostochny Port.

JSC Vostochny Port is the major stevedoring company of Russia specializing in coal transshipment. As of today, export coal (mainly coal mined in Kuzbass) 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 tonnes and 3 mln tonnes respectively. JSC Vostochny Port operates a fleet of harbor tugs able to berth 150dwt ships.