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 reached a record high monthly loading of coal in May 2017 – over 2.295 mln t (+43% versus May 2016). According to the company’s press center, the previous record of monthly loading was registered in April (slightly over 1.95 mln t).
In May 2017, the terminal handled 32 vessels with average shipload of 71,700 t. Maximum loading per shift (12 hours) was as high as 57,383 t.
In the reporting period, Rosterminalugol unloaded 32,123 railcars (more than 2.3 mln t of coal) with average daily unloading as high as 1,036 railcars. In May 2016 the terminal unloaded 22,173 railcars (1.574 mln t of coal).
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.