OREANDA-NEWS. September 08, 2009. In January-August 2009, Kaliningrad Sea Commercial Port OJSC handled 1.423.3 million tonnes of cargo (down almost 2.4 times, year-on-year), the company informs. In August the company handled 143,800 tonnes of cargo (down almost 2.6 times, year-on-year).

In January-August 2009, transshipment of import cargo amounted to 336,100 tonnes (down 2.4 times), export – 1.057.2 million tonnes (down 2.36 times). The growth was registered only in the segment of liquid bulk cargo and ferrous metal: 255,600 tonnes (+29%) and 5,500 tonnes respectively.

Kaliningrad Sea Commercial Port JSC is the largest enterprise of regional port complex. Practically all means of transport and the basic part of the export-import freight traffic passing through the territory of region, close in the port. Major shareholders of Kaliningrad Sea Commercial Port are Dork LLC (49%) and Gas-Oil CJSC (12%). In 2008, the company handled 4.763 million tonnes of cargo.