OREANDA-NEWS. May 14, 2008. In January-April, 2008, Nakhodka Commercial Seaport OJSC increased its throughput by 39.3%, year-on-year, to 3.007.8 million tonnes. In the reported period, transshipment of general cargo totaled 2.199.4 million tonnes (+37.3%, year-on-year) including 2.049.7 million tonnes of ferrous metal (+35.8%), 81,000 tonnes of non-ferrous metal (+65.6%), 9,600 tonnes of scrap metal (transshipment of which was not carried out in Jan-Apr, 08). In the 4-month period, transshipment of timber amounted to 69,100 tonnes (down 6.7 times against January-April 08) including 8,700 tonnes of round timber (down 41.1 times), 60,400 tonnes of sawn timber (down 1.9 times).  The company’s container throughput grew 3.4-fold to 17,113 TEU.

Nakhodka Commercial Seaport OJSC is the major stevedoring company of Nakhodka port (Far East). The port is owned by Euras industrial group (former EurasHolding).  It is a dispatch point for products manufactured by the Group’s companies to Asian countries. The port is linked with any point of Euro-Asian continent by Trans-Siberia Railway owned by RZhD OJSC. It plays an important role in Asia-Europe-Asia transport system. Over 40 regular lines link Nakhodka with world ports. The port is also linked with Vladivostok international airport by a highway. The port is able to handle over 1,500 large vessels per year. The port carries out transshipment of export and import cargo: rolled ferrous metal, aluminum, grain, chemicals, coal, equipment.