First container ship docks at ULCT
Ust-Luga Container Terminal (ULCT), a member of National Container Company (NCC Group), has handled the Unifeeder’s 1440TEU Emotion from Hamburg, the first boxship arrival in Port of Ust-Luga. This is also the first call of Unifeeder’s weekly service at the terminal, the Group said on Thursday.
The Netherlands-flagged Emotion’s dimensions: length overall - 170 m, beam - 25 m, depth - 14 m, draft - 9 m, capacity - 1440 TEUs.
ULCT boasts unique advantages as compared to other terminals of the Russian North-West, said NCC President Alena Ashurkova. ULCT is the first Russian deep-water container terminal with berth depths of 13.5 meters, which is able to accommodate 6000teu container ships. Besides, the facility is located outside the urban area, so its operations and expansion will not be limited by infrastructure and environmental factors.
“The new Ust-Luga terminal offers a sound alternative to the strained and at times congested St.Petersburg terminals. It is strategically located to reduce the impact of the harsh winter on operation and it is able to easily accommodate cargo going to the St. Petersburg, Moscow and Kaluga areas through an already well established infrastructure. It is the new gateway into Russia and at Unifeeder we are proud to add it as a fixed part of our already extensive terminal network in the area”, says Unifeeder’s CEO Jesper Kristensen.
ULCT construction is being implemented in three stages. The first phase was completed in late November 2011. The terminal’s final phase completion is scheduled for 2025, when the facility will be capable of transshipping over 3 million TEUs making ULCT the largest container terminal of the Baltic region. The terminal commissioning will help meet the growing demand for handling Russia-bound containers and reduce dependence of Russian consignees from the ports of Finland and the Baltic countries
National Container Company (NCC) founded in 2002 is now the leading container terminal operator in Russia and CIS countries. NCC is owned 50/50 by First Quantum Group and FESCO Transport Group. In 2010, total container trade across the NCC’s stevedoring assets amounted to over 1.3m TEUs.
NCC’s portfolio of assets includes First Container Terminal (FCT, St. Petersburg), NUTEP Container Terminal (Novorossiysk), Ukrtranscontainer (Ilyichevsk, Odessa region, Ukraine), Ust-Luga Container Terminal (Leningrad region), Logistika Terminal (Shushary St. Petersburg) and Wilhelmshaven-based JadeWeserPort (Germany).
The Netherlands-flagged Emotion’s dimensions: length overall - 170 m, beam - 25 m, depth - 14 m, draft - 9 m, capacity - 1440 TEUs.
ULCT boasts unique advantages as compared to other terminals of the Russian North-West, said NCC President Alena Ashurkova. ULCT is the first Russian deep-water container terminal with berth depths of 13.5 meters, which is able to accommodate 6000teu container ships. Besides, the facility is located outside the urban area, so its operations and expansion will not be limited by infrastructure and environmental factors.
“The new Ust-Luga terminal offers a sound alternative to the strained and at times congested St.Petersburg terminals. It is strategically located to reduce the impact of the harsh winter on operation and it is able to easily accommodate cargo going to the St. Petersburg, Moscow and Kaluga areas through an already well established infrastructure. It is the new gateway into Russia and at Unifeeder we are proud to add it as a fixed part of our already extensive terminal network in the area”, says Unifeeder’s CEO Jesper Kristensen.
ULCT construction is being implemented in three stages. The first phase was completed in late November 2011. The terminal’s final phase completion is scheduled for 2025, when the facility will be capable of transshipping over 3 million TEUs making ULCT the largest container terminal of the Baltic region. The terminal commissioning will help meet the growing demand for handling Russia-bound containers and reduce dependence of Russian consignees from the ports of Finland and the Baltic countries
National Container Company (NCC) founded in 2002 is now the leading container terminal operator in Russia and CIS countries. NCC is owned 50/50 by First Quantum Group and FESCO Transport Group. In 2010, total container trade across the NCC’s stevedoring assets amounted to over 1.3m TEUs.
NCC’s portfolio of assets includes First Container Terminal (FCT, St. Petersburg), NUTEP Container Terminal (Novorossiysk), Ukrtranscontainer (Ilyichevsk, Odessa region, Ukraine), Ust-Luga Container Terminal (Leningrad region), Logistika Terminal (Shushary St. Petersburg) and Wilhelmshaven-based JadeWeserPort (Germany).