In January-June 2014, Vostochny Port OJSC handled 10,761,797 t of cargo (+21.7%, year-on-year), the stevedoring company’s press center says.
In the reported period the company handled 265 bulk carriers including ten Capesize vessels with deadweight of over 100,000 t.
In June, Specialized Coal Terminal handled a record high number of wagons – 500 open-top wagons during a 12-hour shift while daily norm in summer requires unloading of 695 open-top wagons.
Besides, the company registered its absolute maximum of cargo handling. In June, Vostochny Port loaded 2,124,294 t of Russia coal to vessels going to the countries of the Asia-Pacific Region and other regions of the Russian Federation (against 1,597,962 t loaded in June 2013).
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.
In 2012, Vostochny Port commenced the construction of the Third phase of the Coal Terminal.
Managing Port Company LLC is the sole executive body of Vostochny Port OJSC.