JSC Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port is Russia's largest commercial sea port operator. The company is headquartered in the city of Novorossiysk

Novorossiysk

Novorossiysk is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It is the country's main port on the Black Sea and the leading Russian port for importing grain. It is one of the few cities honored with the title of the Hero City. Population: -History:...

 on the Black Sea

Black Sea

The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...

 coast.

Overview

The company provides stevedoring services, including shipment of oil and oil products, other liquid cargo, dry bulk cargo and general cargo. It provides tug, towing and mooring services for vessels in and around the Novorossiysk seaport, and also provides emergency, hazardous materials response and waste management services at the Port.

In 2006, the company handled 20% of Russia's maritime exports and imports, according to the Association of Russian Sea Ports. It is the largest commercial sea port in Russia and the 6th largest in Europe. The company's stock is listed at London Stock Exchange

London Stock Exchange

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 and the Russian Trading System

Russian Trading System

The Russian Trading System is a stock market established in 1995 in Moscow, consolidating various regional trading floors into one exchange. Originally RTS was modelled on NASDAQ's trading and settlement software; in 1998 the exchange went on line with its own in-house system...

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Revenue in 2008 was $653 mln, while net profit was $95 mln.