Bronka expands its fleet of fork-lift loaders
MSCC Bronka (Multipurpose Sea Cargo Complex Bronka, Big Port St. Petersburg), says the number of fork-lift loaders was enlarged at the port. The fork-lift loader Konecranes SMV 16-1200C with lifting capacity of 16 tones is designed for cargo handling operations on Ro-Ro terminal. The usage of this loader will enable to speed up rail cargo operations, handling of timber and particleboards, as well as loading and discharging of roll-trailers. The second same type loader is expected to be delivered to Bronka in September.
MSCC Bronka (Multipurpose Sea Cargo Complex Bronka) is a new deepwater terminal at the port of Saint-Petersburg. The project is implemented through private-public partnership. Investments from the federal budget (RUB 17 bln) allowed for building an access canal and water area with a depth of 14.4 m as well as a transport junction with a direct connection of Bronka to the ring road. Construction of coastal infrastructure through project financing with Fenix LLC as a private investor began in 2011. In December 2015 it was completed and the first phase of the project was put into operation.
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. Port Bronka is able to accommodate Post-Panamax containerships and the ferries of Finnstar class. The port territory comprises a logistics center and a State Border checkpoint. In April 2017, MSCC Bronka was acknowledged as a strategic investment project of Saint-Petersburg, and is initiator Fenix LLC – as a strategic investor.
