Fenix LLC, the Bronka project investor and developer, has ordered a special Mercedes Benz Unimog 400 truck which has capstan with a hydraulic unit for fast and safe mooring operations at the Marine Multipurpose Complex Bronka (MMPK Bronka, Big Port St. Petersburg), Fenix says in its press release.
With this unique equipment, mooring at MMPK Bronka will require minimum line-handling crew members, the statement says.
Besides, the truck can be used round-the-year as an auxiliary cleaning equipment as it is fitted with a snow plough Gmeiner Arox VPG 300 and a dry sweeping device Duecker FKM 2400.
The delivery is scheduled for August 2015.
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.