Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept. 14 /Trend/
Georgian Black Sea oil terminal Kulevi of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) transshipped 6 million tons oil and oil products, the company reorted.
This achievement is a result of developed terminal infrastructure, meeting all safety standards, also an effect measures taken to exclude losses and of course compliance with customer satisfaction standards.
It has been transshipped 2.4 mln tons of oil and oil products during eight month's period of this year (50% more than for the same period of previous year). The Terminal continues to work in the direction of transshipment volumes increase.
The terminal began handling of Kazakh Tengiz oil since July.
Earlier the Georgian government reported that, in 2009, the Kulevi terminal shipped 2.1 million tons compared to1.3 million tons in 2008. In 2009, the terminal processed 99 ships compared to 65 ships in 2008.
The terminal was put into operation in summer 2008. Its total capacity is 10 million tons of oil per year, including 3 million tons of oil, 3 million tons of diesel fuel, and 4 million tons of fuel oil.
The terminal can accommodate up to 168 tank cars. The tank farm's total volume is 320,000 cubic meters with the possibility of increasing to 380,000 cubic meters. The port has two berths to load petroleum products in tankers of up to 100,000 tons.
Loading productivity ranges from 1,000 to 8,000 cubic meters per hour. The railway station, which can simultaneously accommodate up to 180 carriage awaiting discharge of cargo, serves to the port. The railway trestle can simultaneously unload 168 carriages.