TRANSCONTAINER has modernized its rail container terminal at the Kirov-Kotlassky railway station in Kirov, reports St Petersburg PortNews.
It included modernizing the power supply system and the crane rails, acquiring a new 45-tonne gantry crane, and building a new lighting system.
As a result, the capacity of the terminal doubled.
The reconstruction was underway from 2020 to 2022 while the terminal continued handling cargo loading and unloading block trains.
After the reconstruction, the terminal's annual capacity increased from 19,000 TEU to 37,000 TEU, the yard capacity grew from 358 TEU to 996 TEU, and the railway front capacity expanded from 35 to 46 railcars.
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It included modernizing the power supply system and the crane rails, acquiring a new 45-tonne gantry crane, and building a new lighting system.
As a result, the capacity of the terminal doubled.
The reconstruction was underway from 2020 to 2022 while the terminal continued handling cargo loading and unloading block trains.
After the reconstruction, the terminal's annual capacity increased from 19,000 TEU to 37,000 TEU, the yard capacity grew from 358 TEU to 996 TEU, and the railway front capacity expanded from 35 to 46 railcars.
SeaNews Turkey