OREANDA-NEWS. September 13, 2010. Freight turnover of Vanino Commercial Sea Port (JSC Port Vanino, Khabarovsk Territory) in January-August 2010 rose by 134,700 tons and amounted to 4,127.9 thousand tons, or a 3.4-percent rise from the same period in 2009, the stevedoring company’s press service said.

In August, the stevedore handled 567.100 tons of cargo, 17.4% more than a year earlier.

Exported goods made up 47.3% of the eight-month freight flows volume, 1,953,100 tons (-6.8%), including 951,300 tons of coal, 100,600 tons of nonferrous metals and 863,800 tons of lumber.

In Jan-Aug, the company transshipped 860,700 tons of imports cargo (+1.5%), of which alumina made up 841.800 tons. The volume of short sea trade gained 47.2% to 332.500 tons, including 89,100 of coal.

Vanino-Kholmsk ferry traffic rose 16.4% y-o-y, to 981.600 tons.

The company’s container throughput reached in Jan-Aug, 7,971TEUs.

During the period Port Vanino handled 916 ships, including 444 ferries, and offloaded 48,700 imported autos.

Vanino Commercial Sea Port JSC is the largest stevedore operating at the Port of Vanino of the Khabarovsk Krai (Territory). The Port Vanino transships inbound cargoes passing via the port to the north-eastern regions of Russia and goods exported to Japan, South Korea, China, Australia, USA and other countries of APR. In 2009, the company’s freight turnover was down 9.4% year-over-year, to 6 million tons.