GLOBAL PORTS

Russian box terminal boosts storage yard capacity with new RMG cranes

Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company (VSC) has received two new ZPMC rail-mounted gantry (RMG) cranes, which will increase the total capacity of the Russian terminal’s storage yard to 27,000 TEU.

Global Ports, which is the mother company of VSC, said that the new equipment is scheduled to be put into operation in August 2021, increasing the overall productivity of the terminal.

The new cranes will be installed in the areas of the berths No. 5-6, where the modernisation of two container storage yards...

https://container-news.com/russian-box-terminal-boosts-storage-yard-capacity-with-new-rmg-cranes/

Global Ports moves Kalmar equipment from FCT to VSC

The Russian container terminal operator, Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company (VSC) has received four Kalmar straddle carriers CSC 340 to strengthen the handling capabilities of VSC LLC, a box terminal of VostochnyPort.

The equipment was relocated to VSC from First Container Terminal (FCT), both parts of the Global Ports Group. The relocation of the straddle carriers was carried out by FESCO Transportation Group (FESCO), which used its own multi-purpose dry-cargo carrier FESCO Paris equipped with...

https://container-news.com/global-ports-moves-kalmar-equipment-from-fct-to-vsc/

Global Ports to boost efficiency with new services

The largest container operator in Russia, Global Ports has announced new services to improve its operations and increase its efficiency.

Global Ports has launched a service for digital issuance of orders for the loading of export containers at Petrolesport (PLP) and Ust-Luga Container Terminal (ULCT).

The customers of all marine terminals of the Group in the North-West of Russia will be able now to manage export shipments via the Global Ports Unified Customer Portal after the First Container...

https://container-news.com/global-ports-to-boost-efficiency-with-new-services/

Covid Crisis Hits Global Shipping Industries

India’s COVID crisis hits the global shipping industry hard, says an article on DW.

Covid hits global industries

India is one of the biggest providers of seafarers for the shipping industry. But the nation’s COVID wave has sparked travel curbs and restrictions on Indian crews, sending shipping firms scrambling to find replacements.

Along with the Philippines and China, India is one of the largest suppliers of the crew to the global shipping industry. But a huge surge of COVID-19 infections in the...

https://mfame.guru/covid-crisis-hits-global-shipping-industries/

APMT Finnish Terminals unveils new cranes

Three additional ship-to-shore cranes have been brought into operation at APM Terminals two joint venture terminals in Finland, Multi-Link Terminals in Kotka and Helsinki.

A new Konecranes ship-to-shore (STS) crane was brought into operation at Multi-Link Terminals Helsinki last month, replacing an older model. The new crane, measuring 40 metres in boom length, 31 metres in height and 70 tonnes in lifting capacity, is custom designed and developed specifically for the terminal, according to APM...

https://container-news.com/apmt-finnish-terminals-unveils-new-cranes/

Supply chain radar: Global Ports – From Russia with love

There are few port operators around the world that specialise in a particular geographic niche and yet can feel as strategically secure as Russia’s Global Ports (Ticker: GLPR).
Its latest annual report, out last month, showed a company with a decent trajectory on most levels – revenues were up 6.5% to US$361.9m and operating profit rose 10% to $144.8m, while container volumes during 2019 grew 6.5% to 1.44m teu, which was …

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https://theloadstar.com/supply-chain-radar-global-ports-from-russia-with-love/

Global Ports introduces new Liebherr crane in Saint Petersburg

Global Ports has announced that a new Liebherr LHM 550 mobile harbour crane was put into operation at the Petrolesport terminal in the Greater Port of Saint Petersburg (PLP). The equipment was purchased as part of the Global Ports facility development and upgrade programme in Russia.

The crane, which has a capacity of 144 tonnes, was manufactured for the Group at Liebherr’s facility in Rostock (Germany) and was delivered pre-assembled to PLP by sea.

The crane is capable of operating in hook,...

https://container-news.com/global-ports-introduces-new-liebherr-crane-in-saint-petersburg/

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