OREANDA-NEWS. April 8, 2009. In the first quarter of 2009, Kaliningrad Sea Commercial Port OJSC handled 756,200 tonnes of cargo (-46%, year-on-year), the company reports.

In the reported period, cargo export fell by 41.1% to 662,000 tonnes including 59,800 tonnes of coal and coke (down almost 4-fold), 33,500 tonnes of fertilizers (down 2-fold), 231,200 tonnes of rolled metal (- 21%), 111,600 tonnes of cast iron (down 2-fold). Export of heavy fuel oil increase by 8.4% to 182,400 tonnes.

In January-March 09 import fell 65.6% to 94,200 tonnes including 3,100 tonnes of grain (down 6-fold), 13,800 tonnes of construction materials (down 6.9 times).

In the first 3 months of the year container turnover amounted to 7,864 TEU (-76.3%, year-on-year).

Major shareholders of Kaliningrad Sea Commercial Port are Dork LLC (49%) and Gas-Oil CJSC (12%).