New shiploader manufactured by Mitsui Miike (Japan) commenced operation at the berth of the coal terminal of Vostochny Port OJSC. According to press center of the stevedoring company, the new equipment was put into operation on November 1, 2013, upon completion of start-up and adjustment works.
The shiploader operates at berth No 49 handling Capesize class vessels. Nominal capacity of the new equipment is 3,000 t per hour. It can handle large capacity vessels of up to 45 meters wide.
JSC Vostochny Port is the major stevedoring company of Russia specializing in coal transshipment. As of today, export coal (mainly coal mined in Kuzbass) accounts for 98.5% of the company’s turnover with 1.5% of the coastal trade coal and 0.01% of other cargoes. The company’s assets include a Specialized Coal Terminal with conveyer equipment system and railcar unloading station and a Universal Handling Terminal which specializes in clamshell coal handling. The Terminals’ annual capacities are 14.2 mln tonnes and 3 mln tonnes respectively. JSC Vostochny Port operates a fleet of harbor tugs able to berth 150dwt ships. Throughput of Vostochny (excluding the results of Special Oil Port of Kozmino) climbed by 13.3% to 26.43 million tonnes in 2012.
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