Archive of press releases

15.10.2004
JSC "FCT": Record again
JSC "FCT" throughput in 9 months of 2004 amounted to 374,913 TEUs, which is by 16.4% more compared to the same period last year. In September the volume of 47.431 TEUs (28.583 units) was handled at FCT. This result is by 48.8% higher, than in September 2003. The number of container units...

15.09.2004
Press-Release: JSC "FCT" throughput grow
JSC "FCT" throughput over 8 months in 2004 amounted 327,472 TEUs, which is 12,9% more compared to the similar period last year. In August the volume of 47,514 TEUs (28,474 units) was handled by FCT. This figure is by 46.65% higher than the result of August 2003 and it has been the biggest mon...

30.07.2004
FCT purchases new straddle carriers
Within the framework of the investment development program CJSC "First Container Terminal" (FCT) has signed the contract on the 28 of July 2004 for the procurement of new cargo-handling equipment, manufactured by German company "Noell Crane System". According to the terms of the contract 4 ne...

28.07.2004
Press-Release: Opening of the port Olya railway station
On the 28th of July 2004 ceremonial opening of the port Olya railway station has taken place. The construction of the railways with total length of 47 kilometers from Yandiki railway station to Olya station has begun in October 2003. The opening of the port railway station was timed along with the o...

29.06.2004
Press-Release: Web Portal
An Internet Portal for the clients has been put into operation by IT department at JSC "First Container Terminal". It is a new stage in the development of container business in Russia and First Container terminal - the leader of the industry. The availability of the integrated internet-service for t...

28.06.2004
Igor Rusu, the president of the National Container Company
On the 25th of June 2004 the board of directors of JSC "Seaport of Saint Petersburg" has made a decision regarding the resignation of the CEO Mr. Igor Rusu. Mr. Rusu has been holding the position of the CEO of JSC "Seaport of Saint Petersburg" since the beginning of the year 2000. He has also be...

09.06.2004
Ship processing at the 83rd quay of the CJSC -FCT- has begun in the new format
Today on the 09.06.2004 the ship processing at the 83rd quay of the CJSC "FCT" has begun in the new format. New portal ship-to shore KONECRANES were introduced into operation (capacity up to 50 tons, the crane arm handling radius up to 38.5 meters, lifting height is 28 meters). During the last sev...

09.06.2004
FREIGHT-2004: Container Transportation in Russia
The All-Russia Conference "FREIGHT 2004: Container Transportation in Russia" was held in Saint Petersburg on 3-4th June 2004 by the information and analytic agency SeaNews with the active support of the RF State Customs Committee and Federal Agency of Sea and River Transport. National Container Com...

03.06.2004
Minister of transport has visited the NUTEP
On the 2nd of June 2004 in the course of the working visit the Minister of transport of the Russian Federation Igor Levitin has visited the container terminal in the seaport of Novorossiysk. The construction of the specialized highly technological container terminal in the south-eastern part of ...

17.04.2004
Container Terminal Launched in Novorossiysk
On 17th April 2004 the new terminal belonging to National Container Company started operation in Novorossiysk. The first vessel call at the terminal was made by MSC Arabia from Constantia (Rumania). And the vessel was handled in the usual course of operation. 362 containers were discharged from the...