Heavy-lift cargo weighing 335 t transshipped at Berth No 1 of MSCC Bronka (photo)

Heavy-lift cargo (335 t) has been transshipped at Berth No 1 of MSCC Bronka (Multipurpose Sea Cargo Complex Bronka, Big Port St. Petersburg). According to the press center of MSCC Bronka, direct transshipment was performed through a technology of heavy cargo transshipment from a seagoing crane ship to a river going ship.

From the beginning of its operation MSCC Bronka handled 26 ships with heavy-lift and oversized cargo, totally 22,698 t.

“In the future, unlimited sea and land transport opportunities will let MSCC Bronka become a center for acceptance and consolidation of heavy-lift and oversized cargoes in the North-West region of Russia,” says the statement.

The capacity of Bronka’s Phase 1 is 1.45 million TEUs and 260,000 units of Ro-Ro cargoes. In the future the MSCC Bronka expansion will help increase the facility's container throughput to 1.9 million TEUs. Upon completion of the port's construction and dredging MSCC Bronka will be able to accommodate Post-Panamax containerships and the ferries of Finnstar class. 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 a 1,220 m-long quay wall (including 5 berths). The length of Ro-Ro terminal's dock line will be 710 meters (3 berths).