CPV handles heavylift units for gold mining company (photo release)
Commercial Port of Vladivostok (CPV) has successfully handled heavy lift equipment for a Russian gold mining company, the stevedoring company press release said.
Transshipment of two autoclaves, each weighing 116 tons, length of 15 m and a diameter of 3.9 m, was carried out in several stages on CPV’s Berth Number 5. First the heavylifts were offloaded by two Gottwarld mobile cranes (100mt / 63mt) from the vessel and placed on the dock for customs clearance. Then, the multi-ton equipment was loaded onto flatcars.
Commercial Seaport of Vladivostok, member of FESCO Transport Group, owns and operates its assets at the port of Vladivostok, a premier Russian seaport in the Far East region. Port of Vladivostok encompasses 55 ha, over 14 km of waterfront featuring 17 berths with terminals for handling grain, containers, imported vehicles, as well as a passenger terminal. In 2011, CPV’s cargo throughput fell 7.8% year-over-year to 6.38 million tons.
