Rosterminalugol JSC, the largest dedicated coal port in the Baltic region, a part of Russia’s largest coal port holding Port Management Company LLC, has exported 22 million tons of coal this year.
The milestone ton was loaded onto the Panamax bulk carrier AP Argosy, the 306h vessel handled from the year beginning (the 21st in November). Loading of the ship with more than 67,800 tons of coal took 37 hours.
In 2016, coal throughput of Rosterminalugol grew by 3.4% YoY, to a record high of 18.1 million tons (over 60% of coal exports through the ports of Russia’s Baltic Basin). (PortNews/Ukrainian metal)