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15.03.2010
Russia. Vladivostok expects over 30.000 tons of exported grain in Q1, 2010
Commercial Sea Port of Vladivostok (CPV) has projected more than 30.000 tons of export grain to be transshipped in the first quarter this year from its grain terminal, the Port Authority statement said. In January-February CPV has handled 30.400 tons of grain. The volume includes 9.970 tons of coastal trade and 20.440 tons of exports.
According to Sergei Lopunov, production director of Vladivostok Commercial Sea Port OJSC, the company has had a strong upward trend since the beginning of this year in grain exports.
Sergei Lopunov has said the grain for export is transported to the CPV in hopper cars, and loaded onto ships. But the company is considering the possibility of shipping and handling of grain in containers, big bags.
Commercial Sea Port of Vladivostok is transshipping grain in all directions: the import, export and cabotage. The port is capable to load from rail cars to ship up to 1 million tons of grain a year. Port of Vladivostok is focused on the project of a specialized terminal for handling grain cargoes of a capacity of 1.5 million tons a year.
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