OREANDA-NEWS. July 3, 2008. In the first half of 2008, throughput of commercial seaport Yuzhny amounted 11.149.6 million tonnes of cargo (+6.8% against plan). In the reported period, cargo handling totaled 7.404.9 million tonnes (+6.6% against plan), the port’s press center reports. In the 6-month period the port handled 639 vessels and 78,878 open-top wagons.

In the second quarter of 2008, the port’s throughput amounted to 5.949.7 million tonnes (+13.5% against plan), cargo handling – 4.122.2 million tonnes (+17.9% against plan). In April-June the port handled 291 vessels and 39,170 open-top wagons.

In June 2008, the port’s throughput made 2.061.1 million tonnes (+17.8% against plan), cargo handling – 1.286.3 million tonnes (+10.9% against plan). In June the port handled 91 vessels and 10,829 open-top wagons.

Yuzhny port is located at the north-western coast of the Black Sea, in ice-free Maly Adzhalyksky (Grigorievsky) estuary, 30 km from Odessa port. The port provides all-the-year-round navigation. The port’s approach channel is 2 miles long and 14.5 meters deep. As of today, Yuzhny is the second largest port in Ukraine in terms of throughput which is 20.698.6 million tonnes per year. The port has an outer anchorage for 24 vessels. The port’s berth line is 2.6 kilometers long with the depth from 12.5 meters to 15 meters. The port’s outdoor storage facilities cover 145,000 m2.