MSCC Bronka (Multipurpose Sea Cargo Complex Bronka, Big Port St. Petersburg) sees promising possibilities in containerization of dry bulk cargo, IAA PortNews correspondent cites Aleksei Shukletsov, Executive Director of Fenix LLC (operator of MSCC Bronka), as saying at the conference “Port Infrastructure of Russia” being held in Moscow.
According to him, cargo containerization is of special interest amid sanctions and geopolitical tension as it allows for prompt redirection of cargo flows to Russian terminals without construction of dedicated terminals from scratch.
According to open sources, current level of cargo containerization in Russia is 5-7% while it it is as high as average 20% globally.
In March 2017, MSCC Bronka started testing of an innovative dry bulk container. The container designed by YUNA LLC is being promoted by КОТТА Container under cooperation agreement with MSCC Bronka.
The container and its application technology ensures high efficiency of dry bulk cargo transportation by railways, accumulation at ports and transshipment to vessels without construction of a dedicated terminal.
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).
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