New state-of-the-art coal samplers have been put into operation at the Specialized Coal Terminal of Commercial Port of Vladivostok OJSC, the stevedore’s press center says.
Each of the four samplers had undergone a BIAS-TEST and obtained a certificate of compliance to ISO 13909.
The new equipment occupies less space and fulfills its task mach faster. It can operate in fully-automated mode.
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.
In 2012, Vostochny Port commenced the construction of the Third phase of the Coal Terminal.
Managing Port Company LLC is the sole executive body of Vostochny Port OJSC.