Bronka’s fleet of handling equipment expanded with two diesel fork-lift loaders
MSCC Bronka (Multipurpose Sea Cargo Complex Bronka, Big Port St. Petersburg) says two new Hyster Fortens H5.0FT diesel fork-lift loaders with a capacity of 5 tons have joined the port’s fleet of handling equipment.
The maximum lifting height of 5.3 meters makes it possible to effectively use these loaders in the holds of the vessels, as well as during loading and unloading operations with wagons and roll-trailers. In addition to standard forks, the loaders are equipped with paper roll clamp with a capacity of 4 tons. New loaders will expand the application range of handling equipment and increase the intensity of cargo handling.
Multipurpose Sea Cargo Complex "Bronka" (MSCC Bronka) is being built on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, where the Dam and the Ring Road border the territory of Lomonosov. The Bronka complex will comprise three dedicated 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).
After completion of Bronka Phase 1 its capacity will reach 1.45 million TEUs and 260,000 units of Ro-Ro cargoes. In 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 to the design mark of 14.4 meters in 2015 MSCC Bronka will be able to accommodate Post-Panamax containerships and the ferries of Finnstar class.
Once completed Bronka project will help generate 2,300 jobs at its marine terminals alone. The first liner vessel called to Bronka terminal on September 8, 2015.
