Rosterminalugol JSC, the largest dedicated coal port in the Baltic region, part of Russia’s largest coal port holding Port Management Company LLC, says it handled 3 mln t of coal in January-February 2017.
The milestone tonne was loaded onto Panamax ship Lucky, the 49th vessel handled at the terminal from the year beginning. In February the terminal handled 26 vessels. Average ship load was about 62,700 t. Maximum loading rate - 41,800 t per shift (12 hours).
In February, loading exceeded 1.63 mln t (in the same period of 2016 – slightly more than 1 mln t).
In February, Rosterminalugol unloaded 20,843 wagons with 1.49 mln t of coal (in February 2016 – 17,612 wagons with 1.25 mln t of coal). Maximum unloading per shift and per day – was 448 and 888 wagons accordingly.
Rosterminalugol JSC (port Ust-Luga, Leningrad Region) is the largest dedicated coal terminal in the North-West region of Russia. The terminal built with the application of the innovative technologies is intended to supply Russian coal produced in Kuzbass and other coal fields to the customers in Europe, Africa, Middle East and Latin America. The terminal was founded in 1996 under the programme on establishment of a commercial seaport in Ust-Luga. Phase II of the port – automated transshipment facility – was put into operation in 2006 in the presence of RF President Vladimir Putin. In 2016, Rosterminalugol entered the holding run by Port Management Company LLC.
In 2016, throughput of Rosterminalugol grew by 3.4%, year-on-year, to a record high result of 18 mln t (over 60% of coal transshipment in the ports of Russia’s Baltic Basin). In 2016, Managing Port Company LLC launched the project on further modernization of the terminal.
The port’s three lines ensure a complete cycle of operations including automatic unloading, treatment and magnetic cleaning, storage and loading onto seagoing ships including panamax and capsize bulk cargo carriers, customs and shipping paperwork. Environmental safety at the port is ensured by state-of-the-art dust suppression and storm water control systems. In 2016, Rosterminalugol celebrated its 20th anniversary.