A container terminal of Fourth Stevedoring Company started operating on a regular basis. The stevedore offloaded today 161 reefer containers from the APL Line’s Empire containership, Seaport of St. Petersburg Group’s press service said.
The first boxes were handled in a test mode on Dec. 25, 2010 when the Atlantic Ro-Ro Carriers’ containership docked at the terminal’s berth, after upgrade of the terminal facilities.
Since then, the terminal has handled another 6 boxships of shipping companies, Sea Connect, Atlantic Ro-Ro Carriers and Team Lines.
To date, the container terminal has handled 1,102 TEUs, the Group said.
Overhaul of the terminal operated by FSC began in 2009. During 2009-2010, the company took delivery and commissioned the main handling equipment.
Now, with the new state-of-the-art equipment the terminal can handle all kinds of import/export containers, boosting its capacity to 345,000 TEUs a year.
The terminal is equipped with 4 STS cranes, 10 RTG cranes, forklift trucks of capacity over 3 tons, and other equipment. The terminal encompasses 28.7 ha, warehousing facility for simultaneous storage of 9,000 TEUs.
The Sea Port of St. Petersburg Group is part of the Universal Cargo Logistics Holding BV. The Group comprises First Stevedoring Company CJSC, Second Stevedoring Company CJSC, Third Stevedoring Company CJSC, Fourth Stevedoring Company CJSC operating at the Big Port of St. Petersburg, and Universal Transshipment Complex at the port of Ust-Luga and the number of service companies.
The first boxes were handled in a test mode on Dec. 25, 2010 when the Atlantic Ro-Ro Carriers’ containership docked at the terminal’s berth, after upgrade of the terminal facilities.
Since then, the terminal has handled another 6 boxships of shipping companies, Sea Connect, Atlantic Ro-Ro Carriers and Team Lines.
To date, the container terminal has handled 1,102 TEUs, the Group said.
Overhaul of the terminal operated by FSC began in 2009. During 2009-2010, the company took delivery and commissioned the main handling equipment.
Now, with the new state-of-the-art equipment the terminal can handle all kinds of import/export containers, boosting its capacity to 345,000 TEUs a year.
The terminal is equipped with 4 STS cranes, 10 RTG cranes, forklift trucks of capacity over 3 tons, and other equipment. The terminal encompasses 28.7 ha, warehousing facility for simultaneous storage of 9,000 TEUs.
The Sea Port of St. Petersburg Group is part of the Universal Cargo Logistics Holding BV. The Group comprises First Stevedoring Company CJSC, Second Stevedoring Company CJSC, Third Stevedoring Company CJSC, Fourth Stevedoring Company CJSC operating at the Big Port of St. Petersburg, and Universal Transshipment Complex at the port of Ust-Luga and the number of service companies.