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2015 January 13   08:50

Throughput of Vostochny Port up 22.9% to 21.8 mln t in 2014

In January-December 2014, Vostochny Port OJSC handled 21.84 mln t of cargo (+22.9%, year-on-year), the company’s press center says.

The Coal Terminal handled 17,288,000 t of coal (+19.1%, year-on-year); Universal Handling Terminal – 4,552,000 t of cargo (+40%). The highest result was achieved in August: 2,148,000 t of cargo.

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.