FLASH: Russia's Vladivostok Sea Fish Port will stop coal transshipment

Vladivostok Sea Fish Port (VMRP), one of Russia's largest year-round ports in the Far East, will cease all coal transshipment operations to improve the local environment and residents' quality of life, Russian state news agency TASS reported on August 27.

The decision was disclosed by Sergei Darkin, former governor of Primorye Territory and one of the port's largest shareholders. "Vladivostok Sea Fish Port is one of Russia's largest universal ports, handling various types of cargo. The port previously handled more than 100,000 tonnes of coal per month. However, in the