Fenix LLC, the Bronka project investor and developer has signed a contract for the supply of two reach-stackers (rail-stackers) Kone SMV 4545ТCX5, Fenix LLC says. One of the reach-stackers is intended for the container terminal of the Marine Multipurpose Complex Bronka (MMPK Bronka, Big Port St. Petersburg), the other one – for Bronka’s Ro-Ro terminal. The equipment is to be delivered in August 2015.
Each reach-stacker is equipped with a two-section telescopic boom and a telescopic spreader for stacking of up to five empty/laden containers up to 45 t.
The equipment is fitted with extra stops and vertically movable cabins for loading/unloading on more than one track. Such reach-stackers are especially efficient for handling flatcars which is to contribute considerably to faster operations at Bronka’s railway facilities and also speed up rotation of flatcars within the network of Russian Railways.
The Marine Multipurpose Complex Bronka (MMPK Bronka) is being built on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, where the Dam and the Ring Road border the territory of Lomonosov. The Bronka Complex will comprise three specialized facilities: a container terminal encompassing 107 hectares, the Ro-Ro terminal of 57 ha and a logistics center of 42 ha. Container terminal will have 1.176 m-long quay wall (including 5 berths). The length of Ro-Ro terminal's dock line will be 630 meters (3 berths). After completion of Bronka Phase 1 its capacity will reach 1.45 million TEUs and 260,000 units of Ro-Ro cargoes. In future the MMPK Bronka expansion will help increase the facility's container throughput to 1.9 million TEUs. Upon completion of the port's construction and dredging to the design mark of 14,4 meters in 2015 MMPK Bronka will be able to accommodate post-Panamax containerships and the ferries of Finnstar class.
Implementation of the Bronka project is expected to generate 2,300 jobs at its marine terminals alone.
The launch of MMPK Bronka operations is scheduled for September 2015.