OREANDA-NEWS. August 27, 2010. The employees of the First Stevedoring Company (part of the group of companies “Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg”) together with the specialists of PLC “Universal Forwarder” successfully performed operation on handling of heavy-lift equipment for Korean Hyundai plant.

Shaft with the weight over 173 tons, delivered from Khar’kov by railway to the berth Nr. 23 on the territory of the First Stevedoring Company was transported to the place of moorage of the vessel at the berth Nr. 40 by the floating crane “Bogatyr” used for handling of heavy-lifts up to 300 tons.

Then this shaft was loaded on the board of the vessel “Captain Lus”, I-beams were specially installed inside the hold of the vessel in order to distribute weight evenly. After completion of handling operation the vessel departed to Rotterdam for further transportation to the place of destination.
 
Reference: The group of companies “Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg” which is the part of the transport holding Universal Cargo Logistics Holding B.V., includes also “First Stevedoring Company”, “Second Stevedoring Company”, “Third Stevedoring Company” and “Fourth Stevedoring Company” on the territory of the Greater port of Saint-Petersburg, “Multipurpose Reloading Complex” in port of Ust-Luga and a number of service companies.

“Universal Forwarder” being also part of International  transport holding Universal Cargo Logistics Holding B.V., arranges handling operations and is involved in forwarding of cargoes in sea and river ports of Russian Federation, CIS and Europe. It provides multimodal and combined transportation, charters sea and river vessels, acts as a vessel agent in Azov and Black Sea basin. Company has wide branch network in Russia.