In January-September 2015, specialized seaport Oktyabrsk (Ukraine) handled 4.98 mln t of cargo (-0.6%, year-on-year), Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority says.
Transshipment of liquid bulk cargo (oil products) totaled 7,500 t (no liquid bulk cargo transshipment a year ago). Transshipment of dry cargo up 2.9% to 3.8582 mln t, chemical and mineral fertilizers – 601,000 t (-32.9%), grain – 1.435 mln t (+3%), construction materials – 900,000 t (up 2.4 times), packaged cargo – 1.12 mln t (-10.8%) including 1.052 mln t of rolled metal (-13.4%).
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.