In January-September 2018, the port of Vysotsk handled 13,697,800 tonnes of cargo, which is 6% more as compared with the same period of the previous year, says Baltic Sea Ports Administration.
Transshipment of oil products increased by 4% to 7, 996,700 tonnes, transshipment of coal and coke grew by 10% to 5,701,100 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.