OREANDA-NEWS. February 11, 2009. In January 2009, Vladivostok Container Terminal LLC handled 14,760 TEU (-3.1%, year-on-year). Transshipment of export cargo amounted to 5,372 TEU, import – 4,776 TEU, coastal trade cargo – 4,612 TEU. Loaded/empty containers ratio was 51.9 % against 48.1 % respectively.

In the reported period, Vladivostok Container Terminal handled 69 vessels with average turnover of 213.9 TEU per vessel.

Vladivostok Container Terminal LLC (part of FESCO Transport Group) operates at the berths 16-17 of Vladivostok port from 2003. Today VCT is one of the largest container operators in Russia. In 2008, the terminal’s throughput exceeded 240,000 TEU.

FESCO Transport Group created on the basis of Far Eastern Shipping Company is one of the leading container operators in Russia. The deadweight of the Group’s fleet exceeds 1 million tonnes. The Group’s rolling stock numbers over 18,000 units. The Group’s port transshipment facilities have the capacity exceeding 1.6 million TEU.