Throughput of port Vysotsk in 5M’18 declined by 3% Y-o-Y to 7.49 million tonnes
In January-May 2018, the port of Vysotsk handled 7,498,200 tonnes of cargo, which is 3% less as compared with the same period of the previous year, says Baltic Sea Ports Administration.
Transshipment of oil products decreased by 6% to 4,532,300 tonnes, transshipment of coal and coke grew by 1% to 2,965,900 tonnes.
Port of Vysotsk is located in the Leningrad region of Russia. There are two stevedoring company operating at the port: Port Vysotsky LLC and RPK-Vysotsk-LUKOIL-II LLC. In May 2012, the Russian government decided to expand the Vysotsk port territory, including in its boundaries the land and adjacent waters occupied by facilities of a general cargo terminal under construction. The terminal capacity is projected to reach 3 million tonnes a year.
