In January-September 2015, Port Vysotsky LLC handled 4,032,956.317 t of coal, which is flat year-on-year, the Company says. In September 2015, Port Vysotsky LLC handled 495,171.200 t of coal.
In the reported period, the company unloaded 7,606 railcars, which is a record high result of the Company.
Port of Vysotsk is located in the Leningrad region of Russia. There are two stevedoring company operating at the port: Port Vysotsky LLC and RPK-Vysotsk-LUKOIL-II LLC. In May 2012, the Russian government decided to expand the Vysotsk port territory, including in its boundaries the land and adjacent waters occupied by facilities of a general cargo terminal under construction. The terminal capacity is projected to reach 3 million tonnes a year.
Port Vysotsky LLC specializes in transshipment of Russian coal to the Western Europe. The port’s water area and the approach canal are 12.7 meters deep with the width of the canal totaling 200 metres. In 2014, the company handled 5.27 mln t of cargo (+7.4%).