In January-June 2018, the port of Vysotsk handled 9,007,500 tonnes of cargo, which is 1% less as compared with the same period of the previous year, says Baltic Sea Ports Administration.
Transshipment of oil products decreased by 5% to 5,352,400 tonnes, transshipment of coal and coke grew by 4% to 3,655,100 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.