Throughput of Vanino Commercial Seaport up 1.4% in Q1 07, y-o-y

In the first quarter of 2007, throughput of Vanino Commercial Seaport totaled 1491.7 thou tons (+1.4%), the company reports. Over the reported period export totaled 827.3 thou tons (+1.7%, year-on-year). Export included 518.4 thou tons of timber (+ 6.8%), 124.5 thou tons of coal (+ 60.9%).  Import amounted to 199.1 thou tons (+4.8%, year-on-year). Import of alumina grew by 3.5% to 189.8 thou tons.

In the three-month period volume of coastal trade cargo amounted to 72.3 thou tons (-12.1%). Ferry line Vanino-Kholmsk handled 393 thou tons of different cargo (+2%, year-on-year). In January-March the port handled 401 vessels (including 168 ferry vessels) and 17311 wagons. Container turnover of the port amounted to 5260 TEU.