Throughput of port Vysotsk in 8M’18 declined by 3% Y-o-Y to 12.07 million tonnes

In January-August 2018, the port of Vysotsk handled 12.070,800 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 increased by 1% to 7,142,800 tonnes, transshipment of coal and coke grew by 5% to 4,928,000 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.