Deepwater port of Bronka near St. Petersburg about to start operation
Baltic port of Bronka to start with four post-Panamax container gantry cranes and an annual handling capacity of 1.45 million TEU in the initial stage
The first two Liebherr STS P167 L (WS) container gantry cranes were delivered in the new Baltic port of Bronka on 16 August. With a boom range of 51 metres, these container gantry cranes are capable of discharging or loading the farthest in a row of 18 containers on deck. In twin-lift operation, the cranes each have a lifting capacity of 65 tonnes.
This optimally equips Bronka as a multifunctional cargo- handling facility for clearing the latest post-Panamax-plus vessels. The deepwater port of Bronka will be equipped with a total of four post-Panamax container gantry cranes manufactured at Liebherr’s Rostock plant. The deepwater Port of Bronka’s cutting edge terminal facilities and the recently built port access canal permit the acceptance and clearance of post-Panamax vessels with a slot capacity of up to 8,100 TEU. Water depth during the first stage of construction in September 2015 will be 11.2 metres. By the end of the year this is planned to reach 14.4 metres, with prospects of 16 meters. That will further enhance the competitiveness of this new cargo handling facility. Bronka, St. Petersburg’s new outlying port, is accordingly an outstanding addition to the Port of St. Petersburg’s existing terminals that do not possess the essential technology or water depth for handling mega-ships.
The deepwater port of Bronka is being built on the Southern bank of the Gulf of Finland, on the outskirts of St. Petersburg and near the municipality of Lomonossov. The multi-functional cargo handling facility comprises two terminals plus a logistics centre. Covering 107 hectares, the container terminal offers five berths along quays extending 1,200 metres. The ro-ro terminal covers 57 hectares, and with a quay length of 710 metres permits simultaneous handling of three ships. At the first stage of construction, handling capacity of the container terminal totals 1.45 million TEU per year, plus 260,000 units at the ro-ro terminal.
Source: oevz.com