OREANDA-NEWS. July 19, 2011. Within the period of 6 months of 2011 the stevedoring companies of the group “Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg” handled 5.7 mln. tons of cargoes which is by 2% less than within the same period of 2010.

The insignificant reduction of the turnover occurred due to the decrease of handling volumes of coal caused by putting into operation of the container terminal at the territory of Fourth Stevedoring Company within the programme on removal of environmentally unfriendly cargoes from Saint-Petersburg.

Therefore, export turnover the major part of which is traditionally constituted by bulk and loose cargoes  decreased by 16% up to 4.2 mln. tons. Handling volumes of coal decreased by 44% up to 981 thousand tons; handling volumes of mineral fertilizers decreased by 43% up to 212 thousand tons. At that the volumes of export general (2.8 mln. tons, +4%) and ro-ro cargoes (168 thousand tons, +16%) increased.

The volumes of import cargoes increased twice – up to 1.4 mln. tons. In particular, the volumes of package cargoes increased by 77% up to 357 thousand tons, handling volumes of ore increased by 22% - up to 292 thousand tons. Handling volumes of reefer cargoes increased twice – up to 264 thousand tons and handling volumes of ro-ro cargoes increased up to 357 thousand tons. After putting into operation of the container terminal handling volumes of this type of cargoes by the companies of the group increased seven fold – up to 208 thousand tons.

First Stevedoring Company handled 2.6 mln. tons of cargoes, having improved its performance of 2010 by 12%. Total handling volumes of ro-ro cargoes increased by 65% and amounted to 525 thousand tons.

JSC “Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg” which includes also Second (SSC) and Third Stevedoring Companies (TSC) as the result of reorganization handled over 1 mln. tons of cargoes within the reporting period, which is by 4% more than the performance indicators of SSC and TSC together for 6 months of the last year.

Car terminal of the company handled 29 598 cars which exceeds the performance of the previous period six fold.

Fourth Stevedoring Company decreased handling of cargoes by 37% - up to 945 thousand tons. Handling volumes of the Container terminal amounted to 38470 TEUs.

Multipurpose Reloading Complex in Ust-Luga increased handling volumes by 11%, having handled 1.1 mln. tons of cargoes in the first half of year.


Reference: “Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg” (part of Universal Cargo Logistics Holding) – is the largest group of stevedoring companies at the North-West of Russia. It handles all types of dry cargoes; operates by modern specialized terminals for handling of container, reefer, ro-ro cargoes, cars, metals and coals. The group of companies JSC “Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg” includes CJSC “Fourth Stevedoring Company”, LLC “Multipurpose Reloading Complex” in Ust-Luga and a number of service companies. In 2010 the turnover of the group of companies “Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg” amounted to 12.1 mln. tons of cargoes.

In 2010 the group of companies “Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg” started its reorganization process by joining of three companies to it: CJSC “First Stevedoring Company”, : CJSC “Second Stevedoring Company”, : and CJSC “Third Stevedoring Company”. On March 24, 2011 CJSC “Third Stevedoring Company” ceased its activities, on May 12, 2011 CJSC “Second Stevedoring Company” ceased its activities too. JSC “SPSP” became successor of the both companies with regard to all the rights and obligations.