Another set of pneumatic-tired frame cranes (RTG) was delivered at the terminal of Forth Stevedoring Company (St.-Petersburg, a part of Seaport of St.-Petersburg group of companies) on October 22, 2009.

The cranes are to be involved in handling 20, 30, 40, 45-feet
containers. The unloaders had passed a preliminary acceptance at
Konecranes plant in Hanko, Finland. Seaport of St.-Petersburg GC
specialists checked the compliance of the unloaders produced with the
technical specification of the delivery contract. Only 8 out of 10
planned RTG were taken delivery of to the date, informed Management for
foreign and local communications of Seaport of St.-Petersburg OJSC.

Crane platform construction (120 thousand m2) is completed to the date.
Platform surfacing with a reinforced asphalt-cement-concrete operation
layer Densiphalt was started on October 15, 2009. Refrigeration stands
of metalwork are installed in the back of the terminal, buildings of
distribution-transformation boxes N 1 and N 2 have been constructed.

Works on crane-rail preparation are being carried out at moorage101В,
after which the first set of STS-unloaders will be delivered in
November, 2009.

Delivery of container-unloaders STS, RTG, forklift trucks, marine
tractors etc for empty containers, reach-stackers, trailers, and
optional equipment will be carried out till end QI, 2010.

JSC “Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg” is a part of the Dutch Holding UCLH
BV, incorporating the controlling interests of the stevedoring
companies of the group “Sea Port SPb”, Universal Handling Facility in
Ust-Luga and Taganrog Sea Commercial Port.?

Construction of the first stage of the container terminal (capacity 350
thousand TEU) at a place of coal, earth, metal scrap and timber
transhipment facilities within the program on JSC “Sea Port of
Saint-Petersburg” development was started in 2008.

Source: Portnews

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