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Press-release
NCSP Group Cargo Turnover for 11M 2015 Grew 5% to 128 mln tonnes
24.12.2015
NCSP Group (LSE: NCSP, MOEX: NMTP) hereby reports that its consolidated cargo turnover for 11M 2015 comprised 128 mln tonnes, up 4.8% or 5.8 mln tonnes y-on-y.
Transshipment of liquid cargo comprised 99.2 mln tonnes; bulk cargo - 11.1 mln tonnes; general cargo - 13 mln tonnes; and containers - 4.7 mln tonnes.
Liquid cargo
In 11M 2015 NCSP Group has transshipped 99 164 thousand tonnes of liquid cargo, up 4.1% from same period last year. Volumes of crude oil totaled 69 327 thousand tonnes, up by 605 thousand tonnes from 11M 2014. Transshipment of oil products reached 28 997 thousand tonnes, up by 3 362 thousand tonnes or 13.1% year-on-year. Volumes of UAN and seed oils in January-November 2015 totaled 653 thousand tonnes 187 thousand tonnes respectively.
Bulk cargo
In January-November 2015 NCSP Group loaded 11 116 thousand tonnes of bulk cargo, including 5 880 thousand tonnes of grain; 1 053 thousand tonnes of chemical cargo; 861 thousand tonnes of sugar; 1 957 thousand tonnes of iron ore, and 1 365 thousand tonnes of coal. Iron ore and coal volumes are up 20.3% and 26% year-on-year.
General cargo
Transshipment of general cargo for 11M 2015 grew by 2 110 thousand tonnes or 19.4% year-on-year and totaled 12 990 thousand tonnes. Volumes or ferrous metals and pig iron increased up by 2 217 thousand tonnes or 25.3% year-on-year and reached 10 963 thousand tonnes. Transshipment of non-ferrous metals totaled 1 115 thousand tonnes, up 169 thousand tonnes or 17.9% year-on-year. Volumes of timber, perishable and other cargo for 11M 2015 totaled 601 thousand tonnes, 151 thousand tonnes , and 161 thousand tonnes.
Container cargo
Group's container traffic in the reporting period comprised 4 666 thousand tonnes and 426 thousand TEU.
NCSP Group's Cargo Turnover for January-November 2015, in thousand tonnes
January-November | Change | Change % | ||
2015 | 2014 | |||
Cargo turnover, total | 127 936.4 | 122 090.2 | 5 846.2 | 4.8% |
Liquid cargo, total | 99 163.7 | 95 222.6 | 3 941.0 | 4.1% |
Crude oil | 69 326.9 | 68 721.5 | 605.4 | 0.9% |
Oil products | 28 996.7 | 25 634.3 | 3 362.3 | 13.1% |
UAN | 653.4 | 601.1 | 52.3 | 8.7% |
Seed oils | 186.7 | 265.7 | -79.0 | -29.7% |
Bulk cargo, total | 11 116.0 | 11 010.3 | 105.7 | 1.0% |
Grain | 5 879.6 | 6 624.9 | -745.3 | -11.2% |
Chemical cargo* | 1 053.3 | 672.2 | 381.1 | 56.7% |
Sugar | 861.0 | 1 002.9 | -141.9 | -14.1% |
Iron ore and ore concentrate | 1 957.3 | 1 626.4 | 331.0 | 20.3% |
Coal | 1 364.8 | 1 083.9 | 280.9 | 25.9% |
General cargo, total | 12 990.3 | 10 880.4 | 2 109.9 | 19.4% |
Ferrous metals | 10 963.1 | 8 746.0 | 2 217.1 | 25.3% |
Timber | 600.7 | 589.1 | 11.6 | 2.0% |
Timber (ths cubic meters) | 1 089.7 | 1 071.0 | 18.7 | 1.7% |
Non-ferrous metals | 1 114.7 | 945.6 | 169.1 | 17.9% |
Perishable cargo | 151.0 | 258.1 | -107.1 | -41.5% |
Other | 160.8 | 341.6 | -180.8 | -52.9% |
Containers | 4 666.4 | 4 976.9 | -310.5 | -6.2% |
Containers (ths TEU) | 426.0 | 588.6 | -162.6 | -27.6% |
* Fertilizers, sulphur, and other.
About NCSP Group
NCSP Group is the largest port operator in Russia and the third-largest in Europe, in terms of cargo turnover. NCSP shares are traded on Russia's Moscow Exchange (ticker: NMTP) and on the London Stock Exchange in the form of GDRs (ticker: NCSP). NCSP Group cargo turnover in 2014 totalled 131 million tonnes. Consolidated revenue to IFRS in 2013 totalled USD 928 million and EBITDA was USD 510 million. NCSP Group consolidates the following companies: PJSC Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port, LLC Primorsk Trade Port, PJSC Novorossiysk Grain Terminal, OJSC Novorossiysk Ship Repair Yard, OJSC NCSP Fleet, OJSC NLE, OJSC IPP, CJSC Baltic Stevedore Company, and CJSC SFP.
Contacts
Kristina Senko, Public Relations; KSenko@ncsp.com
Mikhail Shchur, Investor Relations; MShchur@ncsp.com