Nutep expands handling capacity in the port of Novorossiysk
Container terminal operator Nutep (Novorossiysk) plans for expansion as volumes soar and new customers arrive
Nutep, one of the leading container terminal operators in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, is to expand the capacity of its terminal there to accommodate on-going double-digit growth in the number of containers it is handling. The company, which is 100% owned by the Delo-Group, currently has three berths – 39, 39a and 39b – that provide a total berth length of 754m and serve ro-ro vessels as well as container ships. This quay is currently served by three ship-to-shore cranes with a fourth crane on order. This new Liebherr post-Panamax crane should be commissioned in September and will take the terminal’s handling capacity to over 400,000TEU per annum.
Nutep is also expanding its landside operations to cope with the expected increase in traffic. The existing rail facility is being relocated and expanded to provide a five-track railway park. The effective length of the new park – 380-540 meters – will facilitate the handling of two block trains simultaneously, compared to just one at the present time. With the relocation of the existing rail tracks, Nutep’s CY will expand its intake capacity from about 12,000TEU to 20,000TEU by early 2013. In the first five months of 2012, Nutep handled 94,270TEU, which was 18.5% up compared to the same period in 2011. Its main customers are Maersk Line, CMA CGM, Admiral Container Lines and CSAV.
Novorossiysk is the largest container port in the Black Sea and the principal gateway to Southern Russia. Since May 2012, Nutep has won two new regional/common feeder services: United Feeder Service (UFS) has started a Turkey/Black Sea service with the port rotation Istanbul – Constanta – Poti – Novorossiysk – Istanbul. Currently, UFS is using a single 1022TEU vessel Volos to maintain the weekly service. The Arkas Group’s feeder specialist EMES is now linking Nutep with two terminals in Istanbul – Marport and Mardas – on a weekly basis using three 1604TEU ships. This service forms part of the larger Arkas East Med – Russia Express service that calls Novorossiysk, Marport, Gemlik, Izmir, Mersin, Famagusta, Alexandria, Marport and Evyap.
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