UCL Port sees cargo volume drop 14.4% to 13.9 mln tonnes in Jan-May
MOSCOW. June 18 (Interfax) - UCL Port, the stevedoring division of Russian billionaire Vladimir Lisin's UCL Holding, handled 13.899 million tonnes of cargo in the first five months of 2013, 14.4% less than in the same period last year, a source familiar with the company's operations told Interfax.
Two of UCL Port's five stevedoring units handled more cargo year-on-year. Cargo turnover jumped 56.2% to 1.538 million tonnes at JSC St. Petersburg Container Terminal and rose 4.6% to 1.311 million tonnes at LLC Multipurpose Reloading Complex.
However, cargo turnover fell 8.1% to 484,000 tonnes at JSC Taganrog Commercial Sea Port, 13.2% to 3.265 million tonnes at JSC St. Petersburg Sea Port and 28.1% to 5.297 million tonnes at JSC Tuapse Commercial Sea Port.
Cargo turnover at UCL Port stevedoring companies in January-May 2013:
| Company | Cargo turnover, '000 tonnes | Change (%) | |
| Jan-May 2013 | Jan-May 2012 | ||
| JSC St. Petersburg Sea Port | 3265.4 | 3762.8 | -13.2% |
| JSC St. Petersburg Container Terminal | 1538.4 | 985.15 | +56.2% |
| LLC Multipurpose Reloading Complex | 1311.7 | 1253.6 | +4.6% |
| JSC Tuapse Commercial Sea Port | 5297.2 | 7370.5 | -28.1% |
| JSC Taganrog Commercial Sea Port | 484.4 | 527.35 | -8.1% |
| Total: | 11897 | 13899 | -14.4% |
Universal Cargo Logistics Holding (UCL Holding) is an international transport group. It brings together several major railway operators with a branch network Russia-wide, stevedore companies, ferry lines, shipbuilding, and shipping assets. The holding has three divisions: UCL Port, UCL Rail, and VBTH.