Vostochny Port set to upgrade its handling equipment
JSC Vostochny Port (Port Vostochny, Primorsky Krai) plans to purchase by the end of this year two Liebherr R 954 mobile cranes for Universal Handling Terminal, the stevedore company COO Anatoly Lazarev told PortNews. In the first quarter of 2013 the company will install a new modern gantry crane "Aist".
Besides, Port Vostochny has signed a contract with Japanese Mitsui for the supply of ship-loaders, and will be ready to replace the old one in the second half of 2013, the second one is scheduled for replacement for 2014.
Vostochny Port JSC is the largest stevedore company in the Russian Far East operating in the port of Vostochny. The company specializes in handling of coal using the conveyor equipment. The company’s assets include a Specialized Coal Terminal (PPK-3) and Universal Handling Terminal (PPK-1) for handling general and bulk cargoes (coal, coke, clinker, iron ore, timber, etc.) as well as metals, pulp, aluminum, chemical, heavy-lift and oversized cargo. In 2011, the stevedore handled 16.5 million tons, a 12 percent gain year-on-year.
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