Coal exports via Vostochny Port in January 2018 grew by 4pct
Port News reported that Vostochny Port JSC, Russia’s largest dedicated coal port handled about 2 million tonne of export coal in January 2018, up more than 4% against January 2017 (1.8 million tonne).
In the reporting period, the company unloaded 27,200 rolling stock units (+85 units, year-on-year). The share of innovative rail cars with increased capacity totaled 66% (17,900 units), up from 60% (16,200 units) in January 2017.
During the month the stevedoring company handled 47 vessels, up 20.5%, year-on-year. In the reporting period the company handled 22 Panamax (47%) and 4 Capesize ships (8.5%). The largest one was the 295-meter long FPMC B Forever BL with the deadweight exceeding 180,000 t which was loaded with 152,700 t of coal bound for Taiwan.
Most of coal was dispatched to S. Korea (37%). Other countries of destination Japan, Taiwan, India, China, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Myanma.
In 2017, Vostochny Port fulfilled the plan for January-December having handled 23.2 million tonne of premium quality coal. In the 12-months period Vostochny Port handled more than 317,000 open top rail cars and loaded 539 vessels. In October the company achieved yet another record with average daily handling of 67,000 t. On October 16, Vostochny Port loaded 83,800 t of coal onto the bulk carrier FPMC B108 bound for Taiwan. It took 30 hours to load the ship. In November, Vostochny Port said that it shipped 400 million tonne of coal from the date of its foundation. The milestone tonne was loaded onto the MBA GIOVANNI.
Vgrangel, Primorsky Krai based Vostochny Port JSC is Russia's largest dedicated open access coal port using covered stations for unloading and transfer of coal, conveyor equipment, rotary car dumpers, shiploaders and the second-to-none system of multi-stage magnetic coal separation. The port handles coal mined and exported by Russian coal companies. In 2017 coal throughput at the terminal reached 23.2 million tonnes, a fifth of all coal exports from Russia's seaports and about 30% of coal transshipment in the ports of the Far Eastern Basin.
Vostochny Port JSC is a free access terminal, open to all coal producers. The enterprise's main objective is the increase in coal throughput and the best quality of cargo handling services: ensuring an uninterrupted supply chain and loading the commodity to the most efficient types of vessels for the formation of new supply routes.
Vostochny Port JSC LLC is implementing an ambitious investment project on construction of the coal terminal’s Phase 3 including the construction of the federal railway infrastructure. New terminal facilities will be put into operation in 2017 allowing for port capacity to reach 39-40 million tonne in 2019. The coal will be delivered from Kuzbass and other coal fields of Russia.
A sole executive body of Vostochny Port JSC is Port Management Company LLC.
In the reporting period, the company unloaded 27,200 rolling stock units (+85 units, year-on-year). The share of innovative rail cars with increased capacity totaled 66% (17,900 units), up from 60% (16,200 units) in January 2017.
During the month the stevedoring company handled 47 vessels, up 20.5%, year-on-year. In the reporting period the company handled 22 Panamax (47%) and 4 Capesize ships (8.5%). The largest one was the 295-meter long FPMC B Forever BL with the deadweight exceeding 180,000 t which was loaded with 152,700 t of coal bound for Taiwan.
Most of coal was dispatched to S. Korea (37%). Other countries of destination Japan, Taiwan, India, China, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Myanma.
In 2017, Vostochny Port fulfilled the plan for January-December having handled 23.2 million tonne of premium quality coal. In the 12-months period Vostochny Port handled more than 317,000 open top rail cars and loaded 539 vessels. In October the company achieved yet another record with average daily handling of 67,000 t. On October 16, Vostochny Port loaded 83,800 t of coal onto the bulk carrier FPMC B108 bound for Taiwan. It took 30 hours to load the ship. In November, Vostochny Port said that it shipped 400 million tonne of coal from the date of its foundation. The milestone tonne was loaded onto the MBA GIOVANNI.
Vgrangel, Primorsky Krai based Vostochny Port JSC is Russia's largest dedicated open access coal port using covered stations for unloading and transfer of coal, conveyor equipment, rotary car dumpers, shiploaders and the second-to-none system of multi-stage magnetic coal separation. The port handles coal mined and exported by Russian coal companies. In 2017 coal throughput at the terminal reached 23.2 million tonnes, a fifth of all coal exports from Russia's seaports and about 30% of coal transshipment in the ports of the Far Eastern Basin.
Vostochny Port JSC is a free access terminal, open to all coal producers. The enterprise's main objective is the increase in coal throughput and the best quality of cargo handling services: ensuring an uninterrupted supply chain and loading the commodity to the most efficient types of vessels for the formation of new supply routes.
Vostochny Port JSC LLC is implementing an ambitious investment project on construction of the coal terminal’s Phase 3 including the construction of the federal railway infrastructure. New terminal facilities will be put into operation in 2017 allowing for port capacity to reach 39-40 million tonne in 2019. The coal will be delivered from Kuzbass and other coal fields of Russia.
A sole executive body of Vostochny Port JSC is Port Management Company LLC.
Posted By : Nanda Koijam on Fri, 09 Feb 2018