FSC handles first boxship under new technological scheme
The first container ship MSC Krittika (owned by Mediterranean Shipping Company) has been unloaded at the terminal of Fourth Stevedoring Company (FSC) based in St. Petersburg in accordance with new Technological Scheme, the PortNews correspondent reports from the terminal.
Previously, the Coordinating Board of the board-crossing checkpoint "Big Port St. Petersburg" has decided that some piers, including the container terminal, comply with the new requirements and allowed implementation of the simplified border and customs control procedure at the berths of Sea Port St. Petersburg.
Now, under the scheme all the ships and carried cargoes (on the list of state regulatory authorities) will pass eased procedure of crossing the border of Russia, without actual ship inspection by border / customs officers. The advance notice of ship and cargo arrival and customs declarations must be submitted a day before the arrival.
In 2009, the Group started modernization and re-equipment of existing facilities of FSC’ container terminal. The FSC’ Container Terminal is capable of handling 500,000 TEUs a year, including export / import containers and reefer containers.
The terminal is equipped with four ship-to-shore STS cranes, 10 warehouse yard RTG cranes, forklift trucks with lifting capacity of 3 tons, and other handling equipment. The projected container storage capacity of the terminal encompassing 28.7 hectares is 9,000 TEUs.
Seaport St. Petersburg Group is part of Universal Cargo Logistics Holding BV (UCLH). The Group incorporates First Stevedoring Company, Second Stevedoring Company, Fourth Stevedoring Company at Big Port St. Petersburg and Universal Transshipment Complex based at the port of Ust-Luga and several service companies.