NATIONAL Container Company, a container terminal operator in Russia and the CIS, announced that the name of its Ukrtranscontainer terminal in Ukraine has been officially changed to Container Terminal Ilyichevsk (CTI).

It said in a statement that the change of the name is "aimed to emphasise the company's business area and geographical location as the only container terminal in Ilyichevsk port."

The terminal's registered name was changed in accordance with the legal procedures on May 15.

Container Terminal Ilyichevsk has an annual container handling capacity of 850,000 TEU and is able to accommodate vessels of up to 8,000 TEU.