Throughput of Oktyabrsk seaport (Ukraine) down 1.7% to 3.47 mln t in HI’15

In January-June 2015, specialized seaport Oktyabrsk (Ukraine) handled 3.47 mln t of cargo (-1.7%, year-on-year), Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority says.

Transshipment of liquid bulk cargo totaled 7,470 t (against 9,810 t in 2014); loose dry cargo — 2,548,430 t (2,587,930 t in 2014); packaged cargo — 915,380 t (933,620 t in 2014).

Specialized seaport Oktyabrsk was founded in 1965. It covers the territory 178.8 hectares and has 7 berths with total length of 1.53. The port is able to accept vessels of up to 250 m in length, up to 40 m in width and up to 80,000 t in deadweight. Oktyabrsk seaport can handle up to 5 mln t of general cargo per year.