Sea Port of St. Petersburg ups cargo handling by 7%, y-o-y, to 8.56 m t in Jan-Feb 08

Transshipment of loose cargo fell by 18% - to 66,100 tonnes, timber – by 32% to 266,300 tonnes. In January-February, 2008, the port handled 1.990 million tonnes of general cargo (similar to the same period of the previous year) including 436,400 tonnes of ferrous metal (down by 31%), 216,400 tonnes of non-ferrous metal (-3%), 279,900 tonnes of scrap metal (+4%), 653,600 tonnes of refrigerated cargo (+14%). Turnover of containerized cargo grew by 19% to 2.920.1 million tonnes, oil cargo – by 3% to 1.896 million tonnes. In the reported period, the port’s turnover of vessels totaled 2,048. Sea Port of St. Petersburg is the largest of 28 stevedoring companies operating at the territory of the port of St. Petersburg.