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Novorossiysk Grain Terminal reaches capacity
NOVOROSSIYSK, RUSSIA - PJSC
Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port
(NCSP) said Sept. 3 that its new specialized grain terminal has reached
full capacity in full accordance with
NCSP's investment plan. Through
August 2008, the new terminal had
handled 1,032,000 tonnes of grain
(including 483,000 tonnes of export
grain), for an increase of 91% over the
same period last year.
"The new terminal has reached full capacity just in time to accept the grain

of this year's record-breaking harvest,"
said Igor Vilinov, chief executive officer of NCSP. "We have reached expected transshipment volumes, as well
as full utilization of the terminal, and
met all the deadlines. NCSP was right
to project increased demand for grain
handling, and implemented a technology that proved to be efficient."
The newly launched terminal is the
fastest and the largest grain terminal
in Russia, the company said. Its maximum throughput capacity is expected

to reach up to 550,000 tonnes of grain
per month. The terminal's elevators
hold up to 120,000 tonnes of grain,
while its berth accepts vessels of up
to 70,000 tonnes deadweight. Investments in the terminal totaled $82.6
million.
The grain terminal is operated by
OJSC Novorossiysk Grain Terminal,
a 100% subsidiary of NSCP. It was
constructed under a comprehensive,
long-term investment program aimed
at expanding port's handling capacity.

Noble finishes grain, sugar terminal in Brazil
HONG KONG, CHINA - Noble Group said Sept. 17 that it
finished construction of its first grain and sugar export terminal in the port city of Santos, Brazil.
"The new Santos terminal offers improved efficiencies
over other local ports and allows Noble to generate greater
economies of scale and important synergies for both our
grain and sugar businesses," said Richard Elmanm, Noble
Group chief executive officer. "The two sugar mills we currently own in the state of São Paulo, one being under construction in Meridiano, will also benefit from the terminal's
proximity to the Port of Santos for export of our production
bulk sugar. An increasing part of our revenue stream is de48

rived from industrial processes."
The facility has static warehousing capacity for 90,000
tonnes of sugar, or 73,000 tonnes of grain, the company said.
It also will have a ship loader with a capacity of 3,000 tph,
ensuring that a Panamax vessel can be fully loaded in less
than 48 hours.
The company said this new terminal enables it to gain
greater control of the trade flows from the production fields
to destination markets such as China, Europe and theMiddle
East. Noble currently owns 75% of the terminal, which is
expected to be fully operational by November 2009. The remaining 25% is owned by Noble's partner, Itamaraty.
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