Foreign company "METALSUKRAINE CORP LTD" created on the basis of stevedoring terminal # 2 of Odessa Commercial Sea Port started its activity on August 1, 1993.

The founder of the company is "METALSUKRAINE STEVEDORING LIMITED", a member of "ISTIL GROUP".

The main activity of the company is loading of cargoes received by railroad (vehicle) to seagoing vessels.

The facilities are geared to handle bulk steel products like billets, slabs, plates, sheet in coils, sized sheets in packets, deformed bars, wire rod in coils, pig iron, steel ingots, scrap, heavy equipment packed or unpacked, bagged cargo, bundles or soft containers, bulk grain, etc.

The loading rate from 5000 to 15000 mt per day is provided.

Owing to a well developed cargo base, effective handling facilities, highly qualified specialists and efficient management the company maintains its annual turnover at a stable level of more than 2 million tons per year.

Average monthly turnover of goods is more than 200 000 mt.

Ships up-to 45 thousand capacity with a draft of up to 11.5 meters can be handled at the two berths. The total length of both piers is more than 600 meters.

Berth characteristics:

Berth	Length, m	Max draft, m
# 7	359	11,5
# 8	287	9,3

Open storage area -  35,000 m2
Warehouses area   -   4 820 m2.

Equipment

Kind of equipment	Quantity	Carrying capacity, tons
Crane	16	5-10-20-40
Fork lift truck	37	1,5-22
Drop-frame trailer	12/28	40

The application of modern technology and various special and universal cargo clamps and tackles provides high efficiency and quality of cargo handling, optimal use of the useful area of ship's cargo compartments.

Forwarding company "FORWARDing" was established to render a wide range of clearing and forwarding services to "METALSUKRAINE CORP LTD" and many other traders operating via ports of Odessa, Yuzhny and Illyichevsk.

Containers handling of up to 7 000 TEU per month started from October 2007.