Throughput of Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company up 24% in Q1 07
In the first quarter of 2007 Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company operating at the territory of Vostochny totaled 79 698 TEU, the company’s press center reports. Over the reported period throughput of Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company grew by 24% (64 093 TEU). In March the company handled 28 031 TEU against 21 779 TEU in March 2006 (+29%).
In the first quarter of 2007 transshipment of transit containers decreased from 6 708 TEU to 1 322 TEU (- 80%). In March 2007, transit totaled 223 TEU against 520 TEU in March 2006 (- 57 %). In January-March volume of export containers grew by 24% 2007, year-on-year – from 21 765 TEU to 26 936 TEU. In March 2007 the company handled 10 559 TEU of export containers against 8 278 TEU in March 2006 (+28%).