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Petrolesport Handles the Largest Bulk Carrier with Import Cargo in the Terminal's History

St. Petersburg marine multifunctional terminal Petrolesport of Global Ports (Russia’s leading operator of marine container terminals, part of Delo Group) accepted a large-sized bulk carrier HONGSHENG. Its length is 225 metres and gross tonnage exceeds 38 thousand tonnes. This is the first call of a bulk carrier of this size with import cargo in the history of Petrolesport.

The vessel brought various general cargoes from China to Russia, including industrial equipment, coiled steel, steel structures. Due to the difference in shape and dimensions of the cargoes, special lashing technology was required for handling.

‘Following consolidation of container fleet, we see demand for handling larger multi-purpose and bulk carriers at the Big Port of St. Petersburg. Their use reduces transport costs for our customers. ‘Petrolesport, being a multifunctional terminal, has the required infrastructure and experience to handle general and project cargo and large-capacity fleet,’ said Nikolay Pinchuk, Managing Director of Petrolesport.

In November 2023, Petrolesport accepted the largest in its history container ship OAKLAND with a capacity of 4,843 TEU, while the average size of container ships in the port of St. Petersburg is about 2,000 TEU. < Back to list