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A New STS Crane Has Been Delivered to the Delo Group’s Container Terminal in Novorossiysk

As part of an equipment modernization program, a new ship-to-shore (STS) container crane manufactured by the Chinese company ZPMC has been delivered to the Delo Group’s Novorossiysk container terminal (NUTEP).

The 50-ton electro-hydraulic crane is custom-made for Delo Group and is designed to handle all types of containers. It features an electro-hydraulic telescopic spreader and storm securing devices, along with systems for active load control, precise positioning, and collision prevention sensors. The crane has a lifting height of 35 meters, a lowering depth of 15 meters, and a sea jib outreach of 46 meters.

The equipment was delivered by sea in an assembled state. Following commissioning, it will be installed at berth No. 39, joining four other STS cranes produced by ZPMC, two mobile harbor cranes, and two STS cranes by Liebherr at the terminal.

“Delo Group is consistently expanding the capacities of its terminals. The commissioning of this new equipment will increase NUTEP’s quayside capacity by 15% to 805,000 TEUs per year, as well as enhance the terminal’s operational efficiency and reduce loading and unloading times’, noted Igor Yakovenko, CEO of DeloPorts.

The contract for the manufacture and delivery of the crane was signed with ZPMC in December 2021. The new equipment’s customs clearance was handled by Ruscon-Broker, a part of the Delo Group.

As previously reported by Sergey Shishkarev, founder and chairman of the Delo Group’s Board of Directors, the Group has invested nearly 15 billion rubles in the construction and expansion of NUTEP over the 22 years it has owned the terminal. The plans to extend the quay and increase capacities are strategic steps that will meet current demand and create a reserve for the future. < Back to list