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РИА Ореанда 22.06.2010
NCSP Group Released Operating Results for January-May 2010

The Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port Group (LSE: NCSP, RTS and MICEX: NMTP) hereby reports its consolidated operating results for January-May 2010. In the reporting period NCSP Group's cargo turnover amounted to 35 839.5 thousand tons, which is by 0.6% (201.8 thousand tons) less than the volume of January-May 2009. At the same time cargo traffic in May versus April 2010 has increased by 9.7% (662.0 thousand tons) totaling 7 499.9 thousand tons.

 
In the reporting period the total amount of cargoes that demonstrated a positive growth rate recorded an aggregate growth of 1 767.9 thousand tons versus January-May 2009. Growth in container cargo, raw sugar, dry mineral fertilizers, and timber contributed 64.3% of this increase.

 
On the other hand, the aggregate decrease of the cargoes that demonstrated negative dynamics comprised 1 969.7 thousand tons, of which 45.6% was contributed by the slump of iron ore exports due to continuously growing domestic consumption.
Volumes of Liquid cargo in January-May 2010 totaled 23 872.1 thousand tons which represents a 1.4% decrease from the volumes loaded in the same period last year. Meanwhile liquid fertilizer (UAN) volumes continued to grow by 171.9 thousand tons (+20.6%).
Bulk cargo volumes in

  January-May 2010 reduced by 521.7 thousand tons (-8.3%) versus same period last year, which is conditioned by the decrease of iron ore exports. Loading of grain by direct rail-to-ship technology decreased in the reporting period, making additional capacity available for loading of raw sugar and dry mineral fertilizers, which increased by 239.7 thousand tons (+46.0%) and 238.2 thousand tons (+39.1%) respectively.

 
General cargo traffic in the reporting period versus January-May last year increased by 127.2 thousand tons (+2.7%). Timber cargo volumes increased by 134.9 thousand tons or by 238.4 thousand cubic meters (+38.9%) and perishable cargo is up by 83.6 thousand tons (+131.2%).

 
Container traffic in the reporting period increased by 65.4% or by 64.2 thousand TEU versus the same period last year, and reached a total of 162.3 thousand TEU.

 
NCSP Group Operating Results for January-May 2010

 
January-May 2010 January-May 2009 Change thousand tons thousand tons thousand tons % Cargo turnover, total 35 839.5 36 041.3 -201.8 -0.6% Liquid cargo, total 23 872.1 24 203.6 -331.6 -1.4% Crude oil 17 718.8 18 535.6 -816.8 -4.4% Petroleum products 5 867.6 5 391.9 475.7 8.8% UAN 207.3 171.9 35.4 20.6% Seed oils 78.3 104.2 -25.9 -24.8% Bulk Cargo, total 5 794.2 6 315.9 -521.7 -8.3% Grain 3 801.6 3 847.9 -46.3 -1.2% Mineral fertilizers 847.8 609.6 238.2 39.1% Sugar 760.8 521.1 239.7 46.0% Iron ore and ore concentrate 383.9 1 282.3 -898.4 -70.1% Cement 0.0 55.0 -55.0 -100.0% General cargo, total 4 762.6 4 635.4 127.2 2.7% Ferrous metals 3 608.8 3 726.5 -117.7 -3.2% Timber 481.8 346.9 134.9 Timber, thousand cubic meters 851.7 613.3 238.4 38.9% Non-ferrous metals 451.5 415.6 36.0 8.7% Perishable cargo 147.4 63.8 83.6 131.2% Other 73.1 82.7 -9.7 -11.7% Containers 1 410.7 886.3 524.3 Containers (thousand TEU) 162.3 98.2 64.2 65.4%

 

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