OREANDA-NEWS. February 22, 2011. The volume of cargo handling by JSC Murmansk Commercial Seaport (MCS) in January 2011 amounted to 1 million 157.5 thousand tons, a 18.4-percent increase compared to the same period of 2010, the company’s press service said.

Coal exports rose by 18%, the volume of pellets soared 60%, nickel – by 82%, ISO containers increased by nearly twofold. In January, MCS handled 40 ships and 15,495 railcars.

A 50-percent decline in transshipment of apatite concentrate was due to fluctuations on the global market of fertilizer.

MCS’ subsidiary Agrosfera demonstrated in January a 17.6% growth to 112,900 tons. The company handled 4 vessels (vs 3 ships in 2010) and 1616 conventional railcars (221 cars more).

Consolidated turnover of the companies reached 1, 270,400 tons of cargo.

OJSC Murmansk Commercial Seaport was founded in 1994. MCS is operates 17 berths of total length of about 3 km. The berths depths allow handling vessels with draft of 15.5 m and length of more than 265 m. Last year, MCS handled more thant12.8 million tons.