Commercial Port of Vladivostok is the largest universal port on the Russian Far East. Its annual cargo turnover exceeds 11.5 million tons. Commercial Port of Vladivostok is used for coastal and overseas shipments. Main overseas lines of cargo transshipment run via Commercial Port of Vladivostok to/from Southeast Asia (China, South Korea and other countries of Asia-Pacific Region). Commercial Port of Vladivostok is the largest universal port on the Russian Far East. Its annual cargo turnover exceeds 11.5 million tons. Vladivostok is a link between the Trans-Siberian Railway and the Pacific Sea routes, making it an important cargo and passenger port. It processes both cabotage and export-import general cargo of a wide range. 20 stevedoring companies operate in the port.[63] The cargo turnover of the Vladivostok port, including the total turnover of all stevedoring companies, at the end of 2018 amounted to 21.2 million tons.