In January-March, 2008, port Vostochny handled 5.308.2 million tonnes of cargo (+15.6%, year-on-year), PortNews IAA learnt from the company. In the reported period transshipment of dry cargo amounted to 5.237.1 million tonnes (+15.3%, year-on-year) including 4.344.4 million tonnes of dry bulk and loose cargo (+17%). Transshipment of dry mix and anthracite amounted to 4.078.0 million tonnes (+17.7%), mineral fertilizers - 261,400 tonnes (+12.5%), timber – 42,900 tonnes (2.5 times down against January-March 2007). In the reported period transshipment of general cargo totaled 46,000 tonnes (down 4.4 times against January-March 2007) including 28,100 tonnes of scrap metal (up 4.2 times against January-March 2007). The port’s container throughput totaled 92,758 TEU (+13.4 %). Transshipment of oil products grew by 47.2%, year-on-year, to 71,100 tonnes.
Throughput of Vostochny port up 15.6% to 5.3 mln t in Q1 08
Vostochny port is the deepest Far-Eastern port of Russia. It is located in the southern part of the Primorsky Krai on the shore of the Sea of Japan within 20 kilometers from Nakhodka – end point of Trans-Siberian Line. The port has year round navigation. The port is possible of handling vessels with a draft up to 15.5 meters, length up to 280 meters and breadth up to 40 meters. The port comprises 15 cargo berths, a number of auxiliary berths and a maintenance pier. Total length of the berthing line is about 4 kilometers. These berths are part of terminals used for transshipment of coal, containers, fertilizers, methanol, timber, bulk and general cargo.