Sea Port makes fresh investment: Russia's Sea Port of St Petersburg Group is fast-developing into one of the country's leading handlers of fresh produce, thanks to major new investments in its facilities

摘要

The group of companies known as Sea Port of St Petersburg, which is part of the international transport body Universal Cargo Logistics Holding, is the largest group of stevedoring companies in the north-west Russia. Very much at the epicentre of the country's fresh produce import sector, Sea Port handles some 67,000 tonnes of fruit and vegetables of fruit and vegetables during the first six months of 2010. Here, the company's Elena Timofeeva explains the steps Sea Port is taking to satisfy rapidly growing demand for refrigerated fresh imports.