In January-February, 2008, container throughput of Odessa commercial seaport totaled 77,250 TEU (+25.7%, year-on-year), the port informs according to RZD-Partner. The result is especially valuable as the first two months of this year were marked by unfavorable weather and destabilizing activities of the authorities on control and clearance of cargo.
Besides, the port cannot start implementation of the urgent project on container capacity development as it was blocked by municipal authorities. Under this situation the company focused its efforts on improvement of technologies and organization of container transshipment which resulted in absolute growth of turnover. In January-February 2007 container throughput grew by 12,279 TEU, while this year it grew by 15,813 TEU. In unit terms container throughput grew by 18.3%, or by 7,246 units to 46,686 units.
In the reported period import totaled 41,428 TEU (+24%, year-on-year), export – 34,993 TEU, (+21%, year-on-year), transit - 829 TEU.