ODESA, JULY, 6th, 2009, CONTEXT-PRICHERNOMORIE – Cargo Turnover of GE Odesa Merchant Sea Port fell by 9 thousand 800 tons in June, 2009 as compared with June, 2008, Context-Prichernomorie correspondent reports.

The agency was informed about it at the port’s press-service.

The press-service informed, through January – June of 5the current year the volume of cargo transshipments made 14 million 173 thousand 700 tons that is by 3 million 701 thousand 500 tons less than for the same period of 2008.

They added, the amount of container operations for the stated period made 190 thousand 300 tons that is 58,5 percent less than for the same period in 2008.

INFORMATION: GE “Odesa Merchant Sea Port” is situated in the south-western part of Odesa bay on artificially made territory of 109.5 hectares area. The enterprise’s facilities allow processing more than 14 million tons of dry and 24 million tons of bulk cargo annually. The vessels of the length up to 270 metres and the draught under 13 metres are operated in the port. The total length of the berthage is more than 8 kilometres.