In January-February 2008, Commercial Seaport Yuzhny (Ukraine) increased its throughput by 0.8%, year-on-year, to 3.45 million tonnes, the port’s press center informs. In the reported period, cargo handling totaled 2.262.9 million tonnes against planned 2.270.0 million tonnes (99.7% against plan and 100.7% against the same period of the previous year. In January-February, the company handled 231 vessels and 24,784 open-top wagons. In February 2008, the company’s throughput amounted to 1.735.2 million tonnes against planned 1.735.0 million tonnes (100% against plan and 101.2% against the same period of the previous year). Cargo handling made 1.116.8 million tonnes against planned 1.160.0 million tonnes (96.3% against plan and 100.7% against the same period of the previous year).
In February the port handled 118 vessels and 12,318 open-top wagons.
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