In January-July 2015, container handling at VMTP (Commercial Port of Vladivostok, part of FESCO Transportation Group) was down by 28% YoY to 174.6 thousand TEU, the Group says in its press release. Export-import liner volumes were down by 16,8% YoY to 168.4 thousand TEU.
Intermodal transportation was down by 8,9% YoY to 107 thousand TEU. General cargo volumes at the port decreased by 17.2% YoY to 1,055 thousand tons in 1H2015.
According to the statement, FESCO port and liner container volumes were down in line with negative market trend.
JSC Commercial Sea Port of Vladivostok (part of FESCO Transportation Group) is one of the largest stevedoring companies in the Russian Far East. The Company specializes in handling container/general/bulk/Rо-Rо cargoes. JSC Commercial Port of Vladivostok has 15 berths with a total length of more than 3 km. In 2014, the Company handled over 500,000 TEUs.