Vostochny port is the deepest Far-Eastern port of Russia. It is located in the southern part of the Primorsky Krai on the shore of the Sea of Japan within 20 kilometers from Nakhodka – end point of Trans-Siberian Line. The port has year round navigation. The port is possible of handling vessels with a draft up to 15.5 meters, length up to 280 meters and breadth up to 40 meters. The port comprises 15 cargo berths, a number of auxiliary berths and a maintenance pier. Total length of the berthing line is about 4 kilometers. These berths are part of terminals used for transshipment of coal, containers, fertilizers, methanol, timber, bulk and general cargo.
Throughput of Vostochny port up 5% in Jan-May, 07, y-o-y
In January-May 2007, throughput of Vostochny port grew 4.99%, year-on-year, to 8,559.7 thou tonnes, PortNews IAA learnt from East branch of Rosmorport FSUE. In the reported period transshipment of general cargo totaled 1,300.4 thou tonnes (+12.5%, year-on-year) including 1,272.1 thou tonnes of containerized cargo (+24.1%). Transshipment of metal scrap decreased almost 4 times to 6.7 thou tonnes. Transshipment of machines and equipment grew 20% to 1.2 thou tonnes. Transshipment of timber totaled 187.4 thou tonnes (+19%), bulk cargo – 7,054.4 thou tonnes (+3.2%) including 6,657.8 thou tonnes of coal and coke (+4.2%), 396.6 thou tonnes of mineral fertilizers (-5.2%). Transshipment of liquid bulk cargo amounted to 17.5 thou tonnes (was not carried out in January-May 2006).