OREANDA-NEWS. November 09, 2009. Specialists of the ro-ro terminal on the territory of the First Stevedoring Company (part of the group of companies “Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg”) successfully accomplished loading operation related to two rocket vehicles to be delivered to Guiana Space Center (French Guiana).

On the 5th of November rocket vehicles “Soyuz-ST” were reloaded from rail cars onto roll trailers  and today will be delivered and loaded on the  MN “Colibri” vessel using the ramp of berth 37 of the ro-ro terminal.

The third shipment lot for space base Kuru was handled by the terminals of the group of companies “Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg” within the Intergovernmental  Agreement on long-term cooperation between Russia and France  “…related to the development, manufacturing and use of the rocket vehicles …”, in the presence of diplomatic delegations from both countries.