The First Stevedoring Company (FSC, of Sea Port of St. Petersburg Group) jointly with the specialists of Universal Freight Forwarder Llc. has transshipped the shaft weighing 173 tons for the Hyundai factory, the Sea Port St. Petersburg JSC press service said.
The cargo was carried by railroad from Kharkov (Ukraine) to the 23rd berth of FSC and transported to the pier №40 by the floating crane Hercules, intended for handling of heavy cargoes up to 300 tons. Then the cargo was loaded onto the Capitan Lus ship, which hold was equipped with mounted I-beams to distribute the weight of the shaft. Upon completion of the loading operation the ship headed for Rotterdam for onward transportation to its destination.
The Group of companies Sea Port of St. Petersburg is part of the Universal Cargo Logistics Holding BV. The Group incorporates First Stevedoring Company CJSC, Second Stevedoring Company CJSC, Third Stevedoring Company CJSC, Fourth Stevedoring Company CJSC at the Big Port of St. Petersburg, and Universal Transshipment Complex at the port of Ust-Luga and the number of service companies.
Universal Freight Forwarder, who is also a part of Universal Cargo Logistics Holding company, is engaged in cargo handling and freight forwarding in the maritime and river ports of Russia, CIS and Europe. The UFF provides multi-modal and rail-and-water transportation, freight of sea and river vessels, provides agency service in the Azov-Black Sea basin. The company has an extensive branch network in Russia.