In the first half of 2016 JSC “Container terminal Saint-Petersburg” (CTSP, member of UCL Holding) invested 313,5 million rubles in development program, says CTSP.
Greater part of the investments (RUR 230,6 million) was spent on acquisition of the cargo handling and other equipment. In the reporting period agreement was signed on the supply of two new Liebherr mobile harbor cranes LHM-550, including spreaders.
Lifting capacity of the cranes is 140 tons on hook and 41 ton under spreader. Each crane is equipped with a hydraulic diesel/electric hybrid drive system and a raised operator’s cabin. Besides, CTSP has expanded its motor fleet and renewed the tools.
RUR 77,6 million were spent on development of the port infrastructure, construction and repairs of engineering and cargo handling facilities, including installation of a metal gate to prevent unauthorized access to the terminal by rail and an agreement on fencing the fuel storage tanks of the modular diesel boiler plant. Besides, the company signed agreement on installation of a fuel consumption control system on the vehicles involved in operations and the fuel station to ensure cost efficiency of operations.
Over RUR 5,3 million were spent on upgrading IT infrastructure. To increase information security the terminal has invested into creation of an emergency server room.
Container terminal Saint-Petersburg (member of UCL Port, stevedoring division of the international transportation group UCL Holding) is a modern container handling facility in the 4th area of the Big Port of Saint-Petersburg. In 2015 the terminal handled 398 k TEU.