OREANDA-NEWS. On 26 March 2008 was announced, that Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port announces the start of operations of the new equipment acquired in the end of 2007 on the container terminal of Novoroslesexport (NCSP subsidiary):

Five new specialized container handlers Reachstaker manufactured by Ferrari company, with a loading capacity of 45 tons each (model Reachstaker CVS Ferrari F479.6). The automated container handlers will be used in container transportation within the territory of the terminal and their warehousing stacks.

Two rubber-tired gantry cranes RTG RC41/56 and rail-mounted gantry cranes RMG RMC41/2H manufactured by ZPMC company. The RTG and RMG cranes, with up to 41 tons loading capacity, are designed for carrying of warehousing containers, as well as loading and unloading of vehicles.

The commission of automated container handlers and gantry cranes RTG and RMG is a part of the investment program of NCSP which is based on the development and capacity growth with a focus on highly profitable cargo. The investment program provides increase in capacity of Novoroslesexport container terminal up to 350 thousand TEU a year.