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In 2014, the volume of transshipment companies stevedoring division UCL Port amounted to 30.5 million. M. Of cargo, which is 7% higher than the previous year. Transshipment of dry cargo amounted to 23.7 million. M. (+ 10%), bulk – 6.8 million. T. (-2%)

Exports increased by 10% and amounted to 26 million. M., Imports – fell by 10%, to 4.5 million. M. Cabotage increased 5 times, to 57.7 thousand. T.

In 2014, the largest increase was recorded in the segment of bulk cargoes, which increased by 14% to 11.2 million. M., Including grain exports amounted to 2 million. M. (+ 80%), coal – 7.1 mln. tons. (+ 10%).

The volume of general cargo increased by 5% to $ 8.3 million. M., Including ferrous metals – 4.3 mln. Tons. (+ 6%).

Transshipment of scrap totaled 1.6 million. M. (+ 72%), non-ferrous metals – 1.2 million. M. (- 21%).

Handling of motor vehicles decreased by 38% to 41.8 thousand. Units.

Oil cargo handled during the reporting period is 2% less than in 2013 – 6.8 million. M.

Container throughput at the end of 2014 decreased by 2% and amounted to 414 thousand. TEU.

“Ust-Luga” company completes the construction of the sea port of Ust-Luga and preparing this year to sell their assets to back their loans, said yesterday at a press conference the chairman of the board of directors Valery Izraylit. According to him, the credit liabilities of the company – about 1.2 billion rubles., of which 600 million rubles. – Debt to VTB

The remaining funds will be used for payments to shareholders, added Izraylit. Assets of the company “Ust-Luga” is estimated at 1.5 billion rubles., said a source in the company.

Company “Ust-Luga” belongs Investport Holding Establishment (23%) and Leningrad region (21%), it was created in 1992 for the construction of a seaport. Within the port operates 12 terminals and end point of the pipeline BPS-2, built three terminal built all engineering, transport infrastructure, the total investment amounted to more than 200 billion rubles., says Izraylit.

“Assets, including port system of water supply, sewerage, electricity, port roads and telecommunications, will be allocated to individual companies, which will be put up for sale – promises Izraylit. – All objects will be audited this year, preliminary cost estimated in negotiations with potential buyers”. “Assets may be interested in LOESK and “Lenenergo”, said yesterday the governor of Leningrad region, Alexander Drozdenko. “Lenenergo” treats feasibility of acquiring electricity”, said yesterday the company representative. In LOESK last night could not comment on the words of the governor.

Fixed assets of the company “Ust-Luga”, according to the report for 2013 (no later statements), estimated at 1.9 billion rubles., Including construction in progress – 1.3 billion rubles. Long-term loans amounted to 1.7 billion rubles., Among the creditors of the bank “St. Petersburg” (700 mln.), VTB (600 million rubles). Sobinbank (198 million rubles). Ruskobank (130 mln.), Marine Joint-Stock Bank (80 mln.).

 

The third conainer block train “Ust-Luga Express” in 2015 went on January, 26 from Ust-Luga port to Moscow (Moskva-Tovarnaya station).

The next train from Ust-Luga port to Moscow (terminal “Vorsino”) will go on January, 31.

 

Ust-Luga PortContainer block train “Ust-Luga Express” plying the route “Ust-Luga port – Moscow – Ust-Luga” began its work after the Christmas holidays. The first in 2015 container block train “Ust-Luga Express” went from the terminal ULCT (Ust-Luga port) to the station Moskva-Tovarnaya (Moscow) January 18, 2015.

The next train from Ust-Luga port on the Moskva-Tovarnaya depart on schedule on 25 January.

Ust-Luga port – Commercial Sea Port (ICC) in the north-western Russia, Leningrad region, Luga Bay of the Gulf of Finland near the village of Ust-Luga.

Modern and intensively developing Ust-Luga port, deep and ice-free refers to Kingiseppsky Customs (Ust-Luga customs post) and is located 150 km from St. Petersburg, Russia.

Not so well known as the Port of St. Petersburg, Ust-Luga port between a relatively short period of time achieved great handling volumes, competing with the port of St. Petersburg: so in 2013 the volume of its handling of 63 million tons, up 5 million tonnes higher than transshipment of big Port of St. Petersburg.

On 12/01/14 turnover of the port of Ust-Luga was 69.5 million. Tons, showing an increase from 20.8% 01.01.14.

CSCL Globe, the largest in the world containership, has been named, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) announced. The first of five 19,000-TEU vessels was ordered in May 2013 from China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL).

The event was held yesterday and was attended by the chairman of China Shipping Group, Xu Li Rong; the managing director of CSCL, Zhao Hong Zhou; the chairman and CEO of HHI; Choi Kil-seon, Chinese ambassador to Korea and some 150 guests.

The world’s largest containership was given name by the Xu Li Rong’s wife, He Li Jun. Within this month, CSCL Globe will be handed over to its owner. The container vessel will operate on the Asia-Europe trade loop.

The 77,200-bhp electronically controlled main engine, installed on the vessel, enhances fuel efficiency by automatically controlling fuel consumption according to the sea conditions and the speed of the vessel. Compared to a 10,000-TEU vessel, the high efficiency engine will lower the fuel consumption of CSCL Globe by 20%.

Four years ago, HHI built the first in the world 10,000-TEU containerships. Since then, the company has added 82 more.

CSCL Globe (IMO number 9695121 and MMSI 477712400) is 400 m long, its width is 58.6 m. The vessel is registered in Hong Kong and weights 186,000-GT.

Source: http://www.vesselfinder.com/news/2514-Worlds-Largest-Containership-first-of-five-19000-TEUs-named

In January-December 2014, container terminal Transiidikeskuse (Estonia, Muuga) handled 257,220 TEUs (+2.2%, year-on-year), the company says. The tonnage of containerized cargo increased by 8.5%. The terminal of general and refrigerated cargo handled 428,183 t of packaged and loose cargo. The concern’s total throughput hit 2,895,419 t (+6.5%, year-on-year). Transiidikeskuse BoD Chairman Erik Laidvee says the results of the last quarter reflect the situation in Russia.

“The volume of cargo flowing to Russia via our terminal tells about the country’s domestic consumption and it is clear that imports decline which, in its turn, has its impact on our economic performance”, he says. Despite the unstable situation in the international trade, Transiidikeskuse invested EUR 6.2 mln in 2014, the statement says. In July, the expansion of the container terminal was completed, Erik Laidvee reminds. Transiidikeskuse AS operates dedicated terminals for container and general cargo in port Muuga.

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Cargo turnover of Baltic ports the past ten months of 2014 has grown by 2.5 per cent compared to the same figure for the January-October 2013th, thereby reaching a value of 133.49 million tonnes in.

In the reporting period, 46.2 per cent of all cargo handled at the ports of Latvia, 27 percent – in Lithuania and, accordingly, the remaining 26.8 percent – in the ports of Estonia.

In Latvia in January-October Tekushev year turnover increased by 4.8 percent – to the level of 61.62 million tons in Lithuania – 1.1 percent – to a value of 36.03 million tons, while in Estonia, in contrast, decreased 0.1 percent to 35.83 million tons.

Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk said its four subsidiaries with activities in Russia continue to operate as planned despite the recent sharp drop in oil price and the rouble’s collapse.

“The Group’s business with Russia amounts to some two to three percent of our total revenue. In the current situation, where Russian purchasing power and foreign trade is negatively impacted, our shipping business in Russia is also affected,” A.P. Moller-Maersk wrote in a mail to Reuters.

World’s largest container shipping company Maersk Line, port operator APM Terminals, logistic company Damco and the world’s biggest tugboat operator Svitzer are all active in Russia.

Fears of a full-blown Russian crisis are leading investors to build up negative bets on European companies exposed to the country, such as brewer Carlsberg or Finnish tire-maker Nokian Renkaat.

A.P. Moller-Maersk acquired 37.5 percent of the Russian port operator Global Ports in September 2012 in a transaction that valued the port operator at approximately $2.3 billion.

Global Port’s London-listed shares have dropped by 73 percent since the transaction.

Source: http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/Maersk-Will-Continue-to-Operate-in-Russia

In January-November 2014, in the ports of the Arctic basin were handled 32.5 million tons of cargo – a 22.6 percent yield same period last year.

At the same time, the increased volume of dry cargoes, reaching 23.5 million tons, up 4.2 percent over the same previous year; and the volume of liquid cargo in the reporting period decreased to 9 million tonnes, ie 2.2 times.