SHIP OF RECORD IN THE HISTORIC PORT
On 23 January 2012 arrived at the container terminals Sech largest ever entry into port. This is the "Humber Bridge", a ship of nearly 100 000 tons gross tonnage, 336 meters long 45,8 meters wide, which has docked successfully at quay Calata Sanità.
The "Humber Bridge" is maneuvered into Quay Calata Sanità.. Behind the basin Sampierdarena
The arrival of the "Humber Bridge" will be a turning point for the terminal Sech, and after the rehabilitation of the cranes and dredging is now able to accommodate units up to 10 000 TEUs. The "Humber Bridge" will be used for the new service Md2, the alliance between Asian Cosco, "K" Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin, Yang Ming, which is operated by and "K" Line vessels each with four.
The eight ships have a capacity of 8,200 TEUs all. But in reality, the four ships "K" Line are from 9,040 TEUs. The length of vessels is the same, the only difference is that the ships "K" Line has 18 rows of containers in width, the Yang Ming 17.
The large ships such as the "Humber Bridge" will replace the current ones by 6,200 TEUs. For the first three months the ships of the main service in Italy will affect only the port of Genoa, while the port of Livorno will be deducted from operational service with ships of 5,500 teu Cosco.
Subsequently, from March to April, this line will be carried by ships 9 / 10 000 TEUs. At that point, the port of Livorno will continue to be deducted only if you made all the necessary dredging. According to data reported by Marine Traffic, the "Humber Bridge" flying the Panamanian flag, was built in 2006, has arrived from Port Said and continue on to Barcelona.
The crane will lower Sech: begin unloading
Established in 1993, the Sech, Southern European Container Hub, was the second private port terminal in Italy. The first structures date back to the eighties, when the Port Authority - then under the mandate of President Roberto D'Alessandro - Descent identified in the Health area ideal for the construction of a modern container terminal, which would complement the existing structures Basin Sampierdarena (installed in 1968, the first in the Mediterranean) and the Voltri Terminal Europa, which would begin his adventure in 1994, under the management of Sinport, then controlled by Fiat.
Majority shareholder of Sech Gip is constituted by Finsea Luigi Negri, together with families Cerruti, Schenone and Magill. A portion of the terminal is also controlled by Sinport, now a subsidiary of the giant container PSA of Singapore, which maintains the majority of the Vte.
Ceremony of the crest. From left: Luigi Negri, president of the Sech, Alessandro Giannini, CEO of Sech, the president of the port of Genoa Luigi Merlo, commander of the ship, the CEO of "K" Line Italy, Carlo Besozzi, and the commander of the Harbour of Genoa, Admiral Angrisano Felicio.
The team led by Luigi Negri also controls the dock Tuscany, which is the main container terminal at the port of Livorno. Considering that the latest order from Maersk container ships can carry 18 000 TEUs, and already larger ships have a capacity of 14-15 thousand TEUs, it is understandable that the ports and their terminals are facing a major structural adjustment.
Although the maxi-are designed to scale container transhipment ports and major airports of 'Asia and Northern Europe, including Mediterranean, there are numerous technical adjustments. Genoa is no exception with regard to the cranes, the terminal would need new means of Voltri The Vte, to go beyond 10 000 14 000-TEUs in peace.
The Sech has already moved in this direction, rearranging the last of the cranes hanging. Between 30 months and then will be ready for the new terminal Bettolo: -17 meters draft, brand new cranes. Road open space at the giants. On the horizon, meanwhile, moves Vado Ligure: the new terminal designed by AP Moeller Maersk has been designed to accommodate large ships.