In January-February 2008, throughput of Nakhodka port grew by 15.4%, year-on-year, to 2.609.6 million tonnes of cargo, PortNews IAA learnt from Vostochny branch of RosMorPort FSUE. In the reported period, the port handled 1.616.5 million tonnes of dry cargo (+13%, year-on-year) including 262,400 tonnes of bulk and loose cargo (up 18.7 times). Transshipment of ore grew 5.8 times to 69,700 tonnes, coal and coke – up 96 times to 192,700 tonnes. In the 2-month period, the port handled 170,200 tonnes of timber (up 3.2 times). Transshipment of round timber fell 3.4-fold to 131,700 tonnes, sawn timber – down 2.6-fold to 38,500 tonnes. In January-February, the port handled 1.143.8 million tonnes of general cargo (+33.6%) including 981,500 tonnes of ferrous metal (+27.4%), 36,100 tonnes of non-ferrous metal (+35.7%), 16,300 tonnes of scrap metal (-15.5%). Transshipment of refrigerated cargo grew to 9,000 tonnes, packaged cargo – up 2.3 times to 63,900 tonnes. The port’s container throughput grew 2.3 times to 7,477 TEU. Transshipment of oil products totaled 993,100 tonnes (+19.5%).
Throughput of Nakhodka port up 15.4%, y-o-y, in Jan-Feb 08, to 2.6 million tonnes
Nakhodka port is located on both coasts in the northern part of Nakhodka Bay. The port has year round navigation. It is linked with railway systems of Russia and Western Europe by Trans-Siberian Line.
