Vostochny Port’s loading of export coal up 2.1% to 5.41 mln t in Jan-March'16 (photo)
Vostochny Port JSC says loading of export coal at its terminals totaled 5,410,300 t in January-March 2016, up 2.1%, year-on-year.
In March the Company’s throughput grew by 19.1%, year-on-year, to 2,215,900 t. Record-high daily unloading was registered in March – 989 railcars (norm set up by Russian Railways – 900 railcars per day).
JSC Vostochny Port is the major stevedoring company of Russia specializing in coal transshipment. The Company comprises two production and handling complexes:
• Specialized Coal Terminal equipped with conveyer system and railcar unloading station. Its automation level is as high as 98.9%. Annual capacity – 14.2 mln t of coal;
• Universal Handling Terminal specializing in clamshell coal handling. Its annual capacity is 3 mln t.
Major cargo - coal mined in Kuzbass. In 2014, coal exports accounted for 98% of the Company’s turnover with less than 2% falling on the coastal trade coal.
In 2012, Vostochny Port commenced the construction of its Coal Terminal’s Phase 3.
Managing Port Company LLC is the sole executive body of Vostochny Port JSC.
