Cargo turnover of Izmail Sea Trade port up 3.8% in Jan.-Sep.

Cargo turnover of Izmail Sea Trade port amounted in January-September 2006 to 5.1 million tons (+3.8% against year-on-year result), port administration reports according to RBC-Ukraine. Volume of transit cargo handled at the port grew by 31.2% to 3.2 million tons, while export decreased by 3.5% to 3.7 million tons. In particular, the growth was demonstrated in the sectors of coal, coke, metal, fertilizers, salt; decrease - ore, cast iron and grain. In 2005, of cargo turnover of Izmail Sea Trade port grew by 0.13% against year-on-year result to 6.7 million tons, net profit – by 20.4% to 2.89 million hryvnas.