In January-February 2015, Baltic Coal Terminal (Ventspils, Latvia) handled 728,043 t of cargo (-27%, year-on-year), the stevedoring company told IAA PortNews.
Baltic Coal Terminal is a joint venture of JSC „Ventspils Commercial Port” and LLC „Indtec Baltic Coal” which represent the interests of OJSC «Zarechnaya Mine», supplying coal from Russia. In 2013, the terminal handled 4,324,368 tonnes of cargo.
Currently, the coal handled at the BCT’s terminal is exported largely to the ports of UK, Germany, Poland etc. The terminal’s indoor warehouse allows simultaneous storage of 210,000 tonnes of coal, (capacity - 6 m t/y). The two companies have invested in the first phase of the terminal EUR 80 million.