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More than 8000 TEU containers handled at the port Ilyichivsk in February
01:38 / 12.03.2015

ODESSA, MARCH 12th, 2015, CONTEXT-PRICHERNOMORIE — In general, the Ilyichivsk sea port has processed 8 thousand 139 TEU containers in February 2015, Context-Prichernomorie correspondent reports.

The press service of the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority noted today, March 12.

According to recent reports of the main dispatcher office of the Ilyichivsk port, in February 2015 the volume of freight traffic in the whole water area (excluding LLC “Ilyichivsk sea fishing port”) amounted to 1 million 715 thousand tons, which is 8.9% higher than the results for the same period in 2014. State port operator (SE “SCPI”) handled 1 million 164 thousand tons, which is 29.8% more than in 2014 and amounts to 67.9% of the total turnover of the port.

Private port operators handled 551 thousand tons (32.1% of the total). In particular, private port operators through marinas of SE “USPA” are 325 thousand tons (18.9% of the total).

Transshipment of transit cargo totaled 206 thousand tons (representing 47.9% the previous year), export — 1 million 127 thousand tons (an increase of 21.5% compared to 2014), import — 334 thousand tons (an increase of 53.2% compared to 2014), cabotage — 48 thousand tons.

Liquid cargo handled 209 thousand tons (an increase of 38.8% compared to February 2014), bulk — 1 million 219 thousand tons (an increase of 46.2% compared to 2014), general cargo — 287 thousand tons (48.7% from the same period last year).

The best results were achieved at the end of February in the processing of vegetable oils — 196 thousand tons (+ 39.9% as compared to 2014) and ore — 476 thousand tons (increase of processing almost 5 times).

In general, the Ilyichivsk sea port in February 2015 processed 8 thousand 139 TEU containers, handled 112 ships and 15 thousand 385 cars.