Throughput of port Kavkaz down 11.2% in 2007, to 6.4 million tonnes
In January-December 2007, throughput of port Kavkaz fell by 11.22%, year-on-year, to 6.375.54 million tonnes of cargo, PortNews IAA learnt from Taman branch of RosMorPort FSUE. In the reported period, transshipment of export cargo totaled 3.994.78 million tonnes (2.5-fold growth against the results of 2006). Transshipment of import cargo grew by 22.3% to 1.057.18 million tonnes. In 2007, the port handled 113,030 tonnes of fertilizers and 1.234.88 million tonnes of general cargo. Transshipment of oil products totaled 3.704.05 million tonnes. Off-harbor transshipment fell 3.6-fold to 1.323.58 million tonnes. In the reported period the port handled 2,310 vessels against 2,397 vessels in 2006.