Vostochny Port () is an intermodal

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at the eastern end of the

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. It is the largest

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in the

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. It is located in Vrangel (an eastern suburb of Nakhodka),

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. A deepwater port on Nakhodka Bay (part of the

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), it operates year-round and is suitable for handling large tonnage ships. Vostochny is a warm-water port in the Russian Far East. The largest stevedoring firm in the port is JSC Vostochny Port, which specializes in coal handling with conveyor equipment. Vostochny Port also consists of VostCo Dry Dock, which was the construction site of the concrete gravity base structures LUN-A and PA-B for the development of the

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offshore oil fields. 31 way out tow

Another division of Vostochny port is the Special Sea Oil Terminal, the location of the eastern terminus of the Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean pipeline which is located in Kozmino Bay, with cargo throughput of almost 15 million tonnes.

References

External links

Official Vostochny Port website
�� Nakhodka Buildings and structures in Primorsky Krai Ports and harbours of the Russian Pacific Coast Ports of the Sea of Japan Transport in Primorsky Krai {{Port-stub