In January-December 2015, Tuapse Commercial Seaport handled 14.7 mln t of cargo (+12%, year-on-year), the Company’s press center says.
In the reported period, transshipment of dry cargo climbed by 9% to 7 mln t including 2.1 mln t of ferrous metal (+22%), 1.8 mln t of grain (+6%) and 2.8 mln t of coal (+6%).
Transshipment of oil cargo climbed by 15% to 7.7 mln t.
Exports that make the bulk of the Company’s cargo flow (98%) rose 13% to 14.4 mln t while imports fell 5% to 0.3 mln t.
In January-December 2015, the port handled 756 vessels (419 dry cargo ships and 373 tankers) and 101,100 rail cars.
Import of raw sugar fell by 29% to 139,000 t. Imports of fruit and vegetables grew by 44% to 161,000 t.
OJSC Tuapse Commercial Seaport (TCSP) is the major operator at the port of Tuapse, one of Russia’s largest ports. TCSP is part of UCL Port, a stevedoring division of international transport group UCL Holding. UCL Port comprises OJSC Sea Port St. Petersburg, CJSC Container Terminal Saint Petersburg, Universal Handling Terminal LLC based in North-West of Russia, and Taganrog port in the South. In 2014, Tuapse Commercial Seaport handled 13.1 mln t of cargo.