In May 2023, Novorossiysk-based NUTEP container terminal, part of DeloPorts, the stevedoring asset of Delo Group, handled its 5,000,000th container since it was put into operation in 2004, the Group said in a statement.
The NUTEP terminal was set up from scratch in the port of Novorossiysk, Delo reminds. As part of a large-scale investment program, the Group invested more than 14 bn rubles ($169.4 mn) into expanding the terminal, builsing a unique deepwater berth, developing adjacent infrastructure, and purchasing modern equipment. This brought the terminal’s capacity up to 700,000 TEU in 2019.
During the 19 years of operation, the terminal received about 6,000 ship calls, the largest vessel it handled was a 299.9 m LOA 7,114 TEU container ship.
During 2022, the terminal handled a record-breaking 582.5 thousand TEU (up 6.8% year-on-year). During the first 5 months of 2023, the throughput via NUTEP amounted to 294,000 TEU, 26% more than during the same period in 2022. The terminal’s share in the container turnover via the port of Novorossiysk reached 67%.
“NUTEP is the most modern container terminal in Southern Russia. Today, with the reorientation of cargo flows and the launch of new services through Novorossiysk, we continue implementing projects to modernize the terminal: by 2025 we plan to upgrade the rear storage area, purchase and putting into operation new transshipment equipment,” said Igor Yakovenko, DeloPorts Director General.
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