In January-March, 2008, Vladivostok Container Terminal handled 54,024 TEU (+53%, year-on-year), the company’s press center reports. In the reported period, the terminal handled 23,266 TEU of export containers (+71%, year-on-year), 18,507 TEU of import containers (+48%) and 12,251 TEU of coastal trade containers (+32%).
In March, the terminal’s throughput totaled 20,334 TEU (+64%, year-on-year) including 8,632 TEU of export containers (+99%), 7,058 TEU of import containers (+66%) and 4,644 TEU of coastal trade containers (+22%).
According to Valeri Mestulov, Director General of Vladivostok Container Terminal LLC, considerable increase of the terminal’s throughput should be attributed to a high level of work organization through efficient planning of production processes and decrease of container handling time.
Vladivostok Container Terminal LLC (VCT) is a container terminal operating at the territory of Vladivostok port. The terminal is co-managed by Commercial Port of Vladivostok and N-Trans Group of Companies.