Container terminal of Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company LLC has put into operation new STS BOXER 5000 of Post Panamax class manufactured by KOCKS Krane (Germany), the company says.
It is the first of the two cranes ordered by VSC under the company’s investment programme aimed at the development operation production facilities.
The new crane arrived in April 2013 and undergone commissioning trials upon completion of the assembly works. Commissioning trials of the second crane are currently the process.
The new STS BOXER 5000 (nominal capacity – 60 tonnes) has been installed at berths 6 and 7 of the terminal.
According to Valery Mestuluv, Managing Director of VSC, new cranes will contribute to expansion of the terminal’s capacity and cargo flow geography.
Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company LLC is the largest container terminal in the Far East Region of the Russian Federation. It operates on the territory of Vostochny Port. VSC is a part of Global Ports group. The terminal’s total capacity is 550,000 TEUs.
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