Throughput of Commercial Port of Vladivostok down 5.8% to 3.87 mln t in Jan-Aug 09

In January-August, 2009, Commercial Port of Vladivostok (VMTP OJSC) handled 3.869.6 million tonnes of cargo, the company’s production direction reports according to VMTP press center reports. In the reported period, cargo handling totaled 4.106.1 million tonnes (-5.76%, year-on-year).

In the 8-month period, transshipment of export cargo amounted to 2.702.5 million tonnes; import – 589,400 tonnes; coastal trade cargo – 577,700 tonnes. The port’s container terminal handled 122,233 TEU including 44,057 TEU of coastal trade containers; 36,879 TEU of import containers and 41,297 TEU of export containers.

In August VMTP handled 701,500 tonnes of cargo including 511,000 tonnes of export cargo; 98,400 tonnes of import cargo; 92,000 tonnes of coastal trade cargo. The port’s container terminal handled 17,944 TEU including 7,730 TEU of coastal trade containers, 4,935 TEU of import containers and 5,279 TEU of export containers.

According to Sergei Lopunov, production director of Commercial Port of Vladivostok, export metal and oil coke make the core of the volume handled by the company. In August 2009, transshipment of export cargo was twice as much as in the previous August. In January-August, 2009, the volume of export cargo shipped by the company exceeded that of the previous year by 650,000 tonnes. With this dynamic in mind, VNTP is expected to handle 6 million tonnes of cargo by the end of 2009, the company says. “The port’s plan for 2009 set at 4 million tonnes was fulfilled by the end of the first decade of September,” Sergei Lopunov says.  

Commercial Port of Vladivostok OJSC owns and operates the property complex of the port of Vladivostok, one of Russia’s largest ports in the Far East. Commercial Port of Vladivostok operates 17 berths including container, passenger, motor car specialized berths.